CS 346 Cryptography

Instructor: Prof. Brent Waters Office: ACES 3.438 Email: bwaters@cs.utexas.edu Office Hours: Monday after class Class Time: Mondays, Wednesdays 11-12:15 Class Location: Painter 3.14

Course Overview The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with cryptography and its applications. Topics will include historical cryptography, encryption, authentication , public key cryptography, number theory. There will be a focus will teach and build upon theoretical computer science techniques. A good background and comfort in classes such as CS336 is important. Problem set solutions should be written up in Latex. Here is a guide for doing so. Components of the class include: Problem Sets In Class Exams Participation Research Investigation Project Please see class syllabus for details. Course Syllabus (pdf) Number theory handout (from Dan Boneh) (1) (2) Research Investigation