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About the Course

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. In this course you will learn the inner workings of cryptographic systems and how to correctly use them in real-world applications. The course begins with a detailed discussion of how two parties who have a shared secret key can communicate securely when a powerful adversary eavesdrops and tampers with traffic. We will examine many deployed protocols and analyze mistakes in existing systems. The second half of the course discusses public-key techniques that let two parties generate a shared secret key. Throughout the course participants will be exposed to many exciting open problems in the field and work on fun (optional) programming projects. In a second course (Crypto II) we will cover more advanced cryptographic tasks such as zero-knowledge, privacy mechanisms, and other forms of encryption....

Top reviews

BH

Jan 13, 2020

Provides a comprehensive introduction to cryptographic history, current technology, best practices and known attacker techniques. A great deal of material is covered in a relatively compact program.

BC

Mar 10, 2017

Cutting edge cryptography topics. Good explanations and slides, but pause button is highly recommended. Can be a bit too mathematical for the general public, and not very formal for mathematicians.

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By Juan P V C

Jun 2, 2017

Excelllent course , the evaluations are hard but i think that is because the topic need mathematical and algoritms

By Chen S

Feb 12, 2017

Lecturer was able to communicate and breakup difficult topics into simple easy to understand lessons progressively.

By Ivan M

Oct 19, 2016

Very stimulating, very accurate, good balance between theory and practical examples. Many thanks to the teacher !!!

By Sudhir K C

May 5, 2016

This is one the best course to learn Cryptography. This course is speacilly design for basic level to higher level.

By Gulzira B

Oct 19, 2022

I really loved to have the best time to study my favourite subject- Cryptography in my favourite course- Coursera.

By Vladlen L

Dec 17, 2016

One of the best introduction in Cryptography and Number Theory. Thanks to Author for clear explained information!

By David W

Jul 20, 2020

Excellent overview of Cryptographic concepts with a great range of interesting and challenging problems to solve.

By Luiz C

Oct 27, 2018

This Course is TOP level: a must for anyone interested in cryptography, without any strong prerequisite knowledge

By 端木赐

Sep 1, 2016

Pretty nice course! It helps me understand why encryption algorithms have been designed to be the way it is now.

By Abiven J C

Jun 8, 2016

Un cours excellent, capable de vous emmener des points de détails important. J'ai beaucoup aimé même si c'est un

By Karthik R

Jul 3, 2019

Highly recommend this course for understanding the Basics of Crypto with the necessary Mathematical foundations

By Igor T

Jun 27, 2017

This course is excellent, it fullfills what is promised in the course intro through crystal clear explanations.

By Matthew R S

Dec 12, 2016

great introduction to crypto.

Enjoyable and well designed course. Challenging material and practical exercises.

By Stefan D

Jan 10, 2022

Excellent class - not an easy subject, but the course is well-structured and well-taught. Highly recommended.

By 洪恒藝

Mar 23, 2016

Very very interesting topic. I like this course so much. It is the key to the information security. Thank you.

By Indu R

Aug 30, 2022

Amazing course helped me widen my knowledge ib cryptography and gave me a practical outlook of the subject

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By Pedro G

Jun 5, 2017

Stanford's MOOCs are the best! They are hard but always worth the effort. And can't wait for Cryptography II.

By Keshav S A

Oct 19, 2020

I have greatly enjoyed the course though learning has been slow for me as I have been out of touch too long.

By Lauris

Apr 21, 2018

Very hard course although explained very well, takes a lot of time to understand every concept but worth it.

By Sebastien A

Apr 6, 2020

Great course, some difficulty reading notation, I would make the questions a bit more verbose in the tests

By Mostafa B

Mar 16, 2018

Thank you very much for this amazing course, my priorities in software has been changed after this course.

By Boyan

Jul 24, 2017

Pretty informative course! Material was well presented and seemed up-to-date. Looking forward to Crypto 2!

By Nelson P V

Mar 27, 2020

Excellent courseware and delivery! I highly recommend digital security professionals to take this course.

By bdug

Oct 14, 2019

Gives a very good comprehensive view of cryptography. One regret: should have included digital signatures

By Fernando G

Feb 26, 2017

Excellent course, i recommend it to any one willing to start understanding and working with cryptography.