MTH 4250: Introduction to Cryptography at Baruch College
4 credits · Spring 2027
Introduction to Cryptography (MTH 4250) at Baruch College has 1 way to take it in Spring 2027. 1 of 1 section has an open seat right now.
The professor is: Ryan Ronan.
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Requirements
Prerequisites MTH 3150 or MTH 4000 or MTH 4010; and MTH 3300
About this course
In this course, one becomes familiar with modern-day cryptography, including the algorithms and theory that lie behind them. Topics include stream and block ciphers, modular arithmetic, prime numbers and factorization, finite fields, private and public keys, discrete logarithm problem, collisions, attacks, cryptographic hash functions, Chinese remainder theorem, PohligHellman algorithm, factorization algorithms, primality testing, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, El Gamal public key cryptosystem, RSA public key cryptosystem, digital signatures, message integrity, and authenticated encryption.
Professors for MTH 4250 at Baruch, Spring 2027
- Ryan RonanChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.6 (73) · difficulty 3.4/5 · 90% would take again
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MTH 4250 sections, times and seats
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Questions about MTH 4250 at Baruch
- Who teaches MTH 4250 at Baruch in Spring 2027?
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