Prof. Salil P. Vadhan
Course Description:
Algorithms to guarantee privacy and authenticity of data during communication and computation. Rigorous proofs of security based on precise definitions and assumptions. Topics may include one-way functions, private-key and public-key encryption, digital signatures, pseudorandom generators, fully homomorphic encryption, and the role of cryptography in network and systems security.
Course website: http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~salil/cs127/
Fall 2013 Offering
Fall 2006 Offering
(Note: Formerly numbered CS 120/CSCI E-177, last offered Fall 2006.)