| Instructor: | Alfred Chen |
| Credits: | 4 |
| Lectures: | TuTh 2-3:20pm, ICS 180 |
| Office Hour: | Fri 4:30-5:30pm, ICS1 420 (by appointment if need more) |
| Class space: | Canvas |
| Discussion: | Piazza |
| Grading: |
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This course introduces basic concepts in cryptography and computer security and discusses both their theoretical foundations and practical applications. Various threats, attacks and countermeasures including cryptosystems, cryptographic protocols and secure systems/networks will be addressed. See the list of lectures for additional details. Please get in touch if you have questions or suggestions.
Announcements
- 9/19: Welcome everyone to CS134! The first lecture will be on 9/30 Tuesday 2-3:20pm.
Prerequisites
This class is intended for upper level undergraduate students. All students must have some basic knowledge of number theory. Understanding of probability concepts is strongly recommended. Highly qualified students may be admitted with permission of instructor.
- (CS 132 Computer Networks OR EECS 148 Computer Networks) AND (CS 161: Design & Analysis of Algorithms) AND (I&C SCI 53: Principles in System Design)
Textbook
There is no required textbook for this class.
Recommended book: "Network Security - Private Communication in a Public World", Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman and Mike Speciner, Second Edition.
Grading
- Homework completion: 10%
- In-class exams*3: 18%*3 = 54%
- In-class exam #1: Oct 28 Tuesday, in class, 40 min
- In-class exam #2: Nov 13 Thursday, in class, 40 min
- In-class exam #3: Dec 4 Thursday, in class, 40 min
- Final: 36%
- Time: Dec 11 Thursday, 1:30-3:30pm
Homeworks
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Due time:
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Homework 1: Oct 22 Wednesday, 11:59pm
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Homework 2: Nov 7 Friday, 11:59pm
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Homework 3: Nov 26 Wednesday, 11:59pm
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Grading will be based on completion instead of answers
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Problems will be released on Piazza. Solutions will be released immediately after the corresponding homework dues.
Miscellaneous
- Ciphers by Ritter (useful collection of stuff)
- Handbook of Applied Cryptography (FREE!)
- Cryptography and Networks Security Book by Stallings (lots of good pointers)
Grading
Academic honesty is always an uncomfortable topic and hopefully this will be an unnecessary reminder but here it is. Academic honesty will be strictly enforced, and misconduct dealt with according to the official policy for Academic misconduct at UC Irvine.