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WGSS 3254: Introduction to Cryptography and Cybersecurity

Introduction to applied cryptography and cybersecurity. The course covers basic elements of symmetric-key and public-key cryptography, including encryption, authentication, signatures and key agreement, as well as integrity (hash functions, blockchains and more), pseudorandomness, shared key protocols, and the Transport Layer Protocol (TLS). Discuss principles of cybersecurity and ethics.

Credits
3
Offered
Fall 2026
Campuses
Storrs
Requirements
CSE 2500 and CSE 3140; open only to students in the College of Engineering.
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Fall 2026 sections

Taught by Brenda Brueggemann.

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001LEC2:00PM - 3:15PM / TuThBrenda BrueggemannStorrsSHH 1062 of 20 open

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