Welcome to Cryptography and Information Theory!
This course combines cryptography (the techniques for protecting information from unauthorized access) and information theory (the study of information coding and transfer). More specifically, the course studies cryptography from the information-theoretical perspectives and discuss the concepts such as entropy and the attacker knowledge capabilities, e.g., Kerckhoff's Principle. It also contrasts information-theoretic security and computational security to highlight the different train of thoughts that drive the cryptographic algorithmic construction and the security analyses.
This course is a part of the Applied Cryptography specialization.
Status: Encryption
Encryption
Status: Communication Systems
Communication Systems
Intermediate·Course·8 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed May 15, 2019
A very neat and easy to follow course that introduces the basic concepts of cryptography and its use in modern world!
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·Reviewed Mar 9, 2022
nice experience of this course best course in my life..
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·Reviewed May 16, 2020
Good course...provides the fundamental idea behind the relationship between cryptography and information theory...
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·Reviewed Jul 16, 2020
Course is very simple to follow with good questions in the quizes
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·Reviewed Jun 5, 2020
It was a great course and the tutor explained it well.
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·Reviewed Sep 3, 2022
It is a good course to beging with cyrptography. Quizzes and Assignments are also well designed to understand the concepts.
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 17, 2020
This course helps in developing research and teaching skills.The overall course contents covered were excellent.Thank You.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 14, 2020
Wording is simple with plenty of examples and analogies. Easy to follow.
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·Reviewed Jan 13, 2018
This is fabulous course that i found, great assignment and questions make this course course worth full.
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·Reviewed Sep 30, 2021
I really enjoyed the courses. I recommend you to finish the different courses. Thank you for the high quality courses.
4.0
·Reviewed Jun 29, 2020
This course requires more information on the topics. Due to less explanation and information on topics it becomes a bit difficult to solve questions. But all in all the course is good
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 16, 2024
A great course for beginners.
It is evident, that the Instructor has put much effort in designing this course.
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Tanmoy
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·Reviewed Jul 17, 2020
I absolutely loved this course. Although the content was already under my grasp, but it was a great experience going through them again. Everything is explained clearly and precisely. Highly recommended for everyone.
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Joyce
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·Reviewed Jun 10, 2020
Course was really nice and informative. It helps a lot in cryptographic domain related work. Thanks a lot to the instructor....
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Bahubali
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·Reviewed Apr 18, 2020
This course helps in developing research and teaching skills.The overall course contents covered were excellent.
Thank You.
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CIAN
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·Reviewed Jun 19, 2020
Really nice, even if you are a beginner with Cryptographic Theories/ Information Theories. A fast course and also a very informative one! Would recommend if you have a background in Math and Algorithms.
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Caleb
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·Reviewed Oct 27, 2021
Great introduction to cryptography. Professor was clear and concise in his explanations and the work required was reasonable. Overall a good experience, looking forward to the next class.
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GOLLA
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·Reviewed Apr 25, 2020
By learning this course i have gained some extra knowledge in cryptography. This course helped me to complete my final year project.
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Najee
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·Reviewed Sep 12, 2025
Greatly explained for beginners in cryptography. Although it requires some basics in maths and algorithms, it is still a great introduction to the field.
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Roman
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·Reviewed Jan 21, 2018
The course is brilliant! Mr Chang explains everything clearly, so that you can understand the material even if you don't have much time to deal with it.
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Sathishkumar
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 3, 2020
The course gave me very good basics in Cryptography. Especially, the attacker perspective, which is the most important aspect of Cryptography.
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Chirag
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·Reviewed Sep 3, 2022
It is a good course to beging with cyrptography. Quizzes and Assignments are also well designed to understand the concepts.
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Usop
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·Reviewed Mar 7, 2022
what a wonderful course this course helped me to achieve more knowledge in the field of cryptography and cyber secqurity
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Riadh
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·Reviewed Oct 1, 2021
I really enjoyed the courses. I recommend you to finish the different courses. Thank you for the high quality courses.
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George
5.0
·Reviewed May 16, 2019
A very neat and easy to follow course that introduces the basic concepts of cryptography and its use in modern world!
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Adri
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·Reviewed May 17, 2020
Good course...provides the fundamental idea behind the relationship between cryptography and information theory...
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Alokita
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·Reviewed Jan 17, 2024
A great course for beginners.
It is evident, that the Instructor has put much effort in designing this course.
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·Reviewed Nov 14, 2018
The course mainly covers criteria for security. I need more of cryptography in it. Its not completely useful.
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Sebastian
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·Reviewed Jun 2, 2021
Great Intro to Cryptology core concepts! Professor is also super clear in his explanations.
Recommended :)
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Shubham
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·Reviewed Jan 14, 2018
This is fabulous course that i found, great assignment and questions make this course course worth full.
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Razvan
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·Reviewed Aug 15, 2020
Wording is simple with plenty of examples and analogies. Easy to follow.
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SHRADHANAND
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·Reviewed Apr 27, 2020
good information about cryptography and entropy and information theory