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CO 685The Mathematics of Public-Key Cryptography

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Combinatorics and Optimization

CO 685 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

An in-depth study of public-key cryptography, including: number-theoretic problems - prime generation, integer factorization, discrete logarithms; public-key encryption; digital signatures; key establishment; elliptic curve cryptography; post-quantum cryptography; and security proofs.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

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Leads to

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