Learn fundamentals of cryptography. Appreciate network security threats and countermeasures. Acquire background for supporting electronic commerce. Most courses 4000-level can be credited to all degree programs.
All courses are subject to advisor approval.
Computer Science computer account. Applications of cryptography. Secret key and public key cryptographic algorithms. These applications include the electronic banking and commerce, virtual private networks and the transfer of sensitive medical or personnel data. A combination of security measures, including cryptography and firewalls, need to be integrated into network architecture, protocols and implementations to offer reasonable assurance as to privacy and user identity.