Welcome to Course 2 of Introduction to Applied Cryptography. In this course, you will be introduced to basic mathematical principles and functions that form the foundation for cryptographic and cryptanalysis methods. These principles and functions will be helpful in understanding symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic methods examined in Course 3 and Course 4. These topics should prove especially useful to you if you are new to cybersecurity. It is recommended that you have a basic knowledge of computer science and basic math skills such as algebra and probability.

Mathematical Foundations for Cryptography
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Mathematical Foundations for Cryptography
This course is part of Introduction to Applied Cryptography Specialization


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Reviewed on May 23, 2020
This course provided me a better insight into the mathematical foundations of crytpography.
Reviewed on May 31, 2020
Though a little difficult to understand, it is a great course for math lovers out there.
Reviewed on Aug 18, 2018
Good course, but would like some more exercises to implement the mathematics learnt.

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