NUS Computer Science 个人推荐好课刚刚考完的一module, 绝对是既有趣有容易拿分的课. CS5231 Cryptographic Techniques and Data Security 之前还想学CS3235, 不过学了5231才知道到底什么是security, 可以说是每个对这方面感兴趣的学生都应该拿的module. 具体内容方面, 前12个小时讲cryptography, 基本上各种算法都讲了个透彻 Classical Cryptography, Number theory and information theory background; Symmetric key cryptography; Data Encryption Standard; Public key cryptography; Diffie-Hellman key exchange; RSA; Advanced Encryption Standard; Elliptic Curve Cryptography 后12个小时讲这些技术的具体应用 Authentication (4 hrs) * Message authentication; Cryptographic hashing; Passwords; Challenge-response systems * Operating Systems Security (4 hrs) Access control models; Security models & policies; OS Security mechanisms * Network Security (2 hrs) Network security basics; Web Security * Non-traditional cryptography (2 hrs) Visual cryptography; Introduction to quantum cryptography 没有tutorial, 没有lab. individual project 40%, mi (more...)