CSE 539, Applied Cryptography covers the usage of
cryptographic protocols for computer and network applications. With the
advent of electronic commerce, online transactions, consumer computing and
authentication, cryptography is playing an important role in securing the
privacy and authenticity of electronically stored and transmitted
information.
Assuring the quality, validity and privacy of information is one of the
key applications of Cryptography. This course covers all aspects of
cryptographic applications, using the basic concepts of encryption, PKI,
hashing and signatures.
CSE539 is part of the course set that covers the
Information Assurance
area in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering. The course is
currently taught every year, by
Partha Dasgupta.