FYS 1016 CRYPTOGRAPHY

Cryptography: From Caesar Ciphers to RSA and the Internet For thousands of years, leaders of countries and militaries have relied on methods for secret and secure communication. People also expect their data to be encrypted and secure as they rely on the Internet for email, online shopping, and financial transactions. The course focuses on the mathematical evolution of cryptographic methods for encoding and decoding information. Coding methods, ranging from Caesar and other substitution ciphers to public key encryption, will be studied while considering their historical context and impact.