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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

CMPUT 331 - Computational Cryptography

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Computing Science
Typically Offered either term

Description
Cryptography is the science of secure communications. This course is an introduction to computational methods for encrypting and deciphering messages, with an emphasis on computer implementation. Prerequisites: CMPUT 201 or 275, and CMPUT 272.