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==== What is Crypto ==== | ==== What is Crypto ==== | ||
Uses: | |||
* Digital signatures | |||
* Mix net - allows anonymous communications | |||
* Digital currency | |||
* Elections | |||
* Private auctions | |||
* Secure multi-party computation | |||
* Privately outsourcing computation | |||
Theorm: Anything that can be done with a trusted authority can also be done without a trusted authority. | |||
==== History of Crypto ==== | ==== History of Crypto ==== | ||
==== Discrete Probability 1 ==== | ==== Discrete Probability 1 ==== | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 6 January 2014
Keywords: Crypto Class Coursera Cryptogrophy
Video Lectures
Week 1 : Introduction
Overview
Crypto is everywhere. This course will cover symmetric encryption.
A cipher consists of E and D - the encryption and decryption algorithm. They should be know algorithms, not proprietary.
What is Crypto
Uses:
- Digital signatures
- Mix net - allows anonymous communications
- Digital currency
- Elections
- Private auctions
- Secure multi-party computation
- Privately outsourcing computation
Theorm: Anything that can be done with a trusted authority can also be done without a trusted authority.