CS 346 Cryptography

Instructor: Prof. Brent Waters Office: ACES 3.438 Email: bwaters@cs.utexas.edu Office Phone: 512-232-7464 Office Hours: T 11-12 (after class) Class Time: T,R 9:30-11 Class Location: Room Change ! Jester A303A

Course Overview The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with cryptography and its applicatioins. Topics will include historical cryptography, encryption, authentication , public key cryptography, number theory. There will be a focus on learning reduction techniques for provable security and the course will have some mathematical components. Components of the class include: Problem Sets In Class Exams Participation Please see class syllabus for details. Course Syllabus (pdf) Course Notes Number theory handout (from Dan Boneh) (1) (2)