Stanford

CS255
Introduction to Cryptography

Winter 2007

Administrative

Course syllabus
Course overview - Grading, Textbooks, Course work, Exams.
Course Staff and office hours.

Lectures:     Monday, Wednesday, 12:50 - 2:05, Gates B03.
Questions:   News group:  su.class.cs255.     TA mailing list:   cs255ta@cs.stanford.edu

Final

Students may take the final at either one of the following two dates:

     Option 1:   Thursday, 3/22,  9:00-11:00am, Gates B03.
  Option 2:   Friday, 3/23,  9:00-11:00am, Gates B03.

For remote SCPD students: Please email cs255ta@cs with your email address, the email address of your SCPD monitor if you have one, and which day you would like to take the exam. We will email a pdf to you which you should print, complete, and fax back to us at 650 725-4671. Also email us when you fax the exam back so we can be on the lookout for it. We will email you with confirmation of receipt so hold on to your exam until you receive confirmation. Note that if you are local to the bay area, you must come to one of two exam slots unless you contact us in advance.

Homework

  

Homework #1: pdf.    Solutions: pdf

Due: Jan. 31. In class.

  

Homework #2: pdf.    Solutions: pdf.

Due: Feb. 23.

  

Homework #3: pdf.    Solutions: pdf.

Due: Mar. 7. In class.

Projects

  

Project #1: pdf.    Starter code.    Presentation: pdf, ppt

Due: Feb. 9.

  

Project #2: pdf.    Starter code.    Presentation: pdf.

Due: Mar. 14.

Handouts

Course syllabus: html
Basic number theory fact sheet I, primes: pdf

PRP-PRF lecture slides: pdf, ppt
RSA lecture slides: ppt

Previous final exams:   2001.pdf ,   2002.pdf ,   2003.pdf ,   2004.pdf ,   2005.pdf ,   2006.pdf.