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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Cryptography I by Stanford University

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About the Course

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. In this course you will learn the inner workings of cryptographic systems and how to correctly use them in real-world applications. The course begins with a detailed discussion of how two parties who have a shared secret key can communicate securely when a powerful adversary eavesdrops and tampers with traffic. We will examine many deployed protocols and analyze mistakes in existing systems. The second half of the course discusses public-key techniques that let two parties generate a shared secret key. Throughout the course participants will be exposed to many exciting open problems in the field and work on fun (optional) programming projects. In a second course (Crypto II) we will cover more advanced cryptographic tasks such as zero-knowledge, privacy mechanisms, and other forms of encryption....

Top reviews

FL

Apr 3, 2018

Very comprehensive overview of Cryptography. Though a bit too mathematical for me, the gist of it is very helpful to understand cryptocurrency protocol design of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero...

JL

Dec 9, 2016

Excellent course. I've worked with cryptographic methods and practice for many years, but this course provided me with a stronger understanding of the underlying theory than I'd had before.

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By Thomas N

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Nov 22, 2018

Really enjoyed, looking forward to Cryptography II

By Alfredo G I

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May 15, 2018

Great content and appropriate for non-cs students!

By Vishal J

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Aug 27, 2017

Brilliant course! Good start towards Cryptography.

By Rahul C

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Mar 16, 2017

very systematic and thorough application of crypto

By JULIA O P

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Dec 14, 2024

Very useful to get started in the world of crypto

By phani s s

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May 22, 2021

Cryptography Basics are well taught and explained

By saisharvinth 1

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Nov 9, 2019

Excellent course and learned a lot of new things.

By Shan X

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Nov 7, 2018

How to give a six star??? This course is so good!

By David M

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Sep 27, 2018

The best course that I can found on cryptography.

By chris m

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Aug 25, 2018

Incredibly difficult, but learning from the best.

By Matthew W

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Nov 15, 2017

Can't wait to see part 2 (and more advance ones).

By Nkem N

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Sep 6, 2017

it was very helpful and i enjoyed every bit of it

By Miroiu A

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Dec 16, 2020

One of the best courses and very well explained!

By Ankit P

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Dec 25, 2017

Awesome course for a beginner to cryptography...

By Fernando J

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Apr 3, 2017

Thanks, was a really great and enjoyable course.

By Matthew E

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Jun 26, 2021

Great, high quality and very beginner friendly.

By Hugo W

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Apr 5, 2021

It's a quite hard one, but a very useful class!

By Praveen K T

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Nov 16, 2019

It was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot.

By Fernando R

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Aug 25, 2018

Amazing Course!! Thank you Professor Dan Boneh!

By 少羽的剑

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Feb 24, 2018

I really like this course! It's helpful to me !

By Patrick D

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Feb 23, 2017

An EXCELLENT course on Applied Cryptography!!!!

By Svyatoslav N

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Nov 18, 2016

Amazing course, awesome practize - want more!!!

By Đức H P

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Sep 13, 2022

This course will change my future career plan!

By KAMAL M B

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Sep 5, 2021

Fabulou course.very excited to learn more!!!!!