6.5620J / 18.425J Cryptography & Cryptanalysis

Repeats every week every Monday and every Wednesday until Wed Dec 10 2025 except Mon Oct 13 2025, Mon Nov 10 2025.
Wed, 09/03/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
2-190
Instructor: 
Yael Tauman Kalai

A rigorous introduction to modern cryptography. Emphasis on the fundamental cryptographic primitives such as public-key encryption, digital signatures, and pseudo-random number generation, as well as advanced cryptographic primitives such as zero-knowledge proofs, homomorphic encryption, and secure multiparty computation.