MAC227

Introduction to Cryptography and Applications

Open Educational Resources

1. Course Syllabus
2. OER Cryptography and Applications Textbooks
3. Specific Topics
   • Locks and keys
   • Ciphers
   • Diffuse and Confuse DES Cipher. DES, 3DES Ciphers
   • Secret Key Assurances Confidentiality
   • Public Keys
   • Creating Digital Signatures
   • Secure Socket Layer
4. Additional Resources

CryptographyTextbooks

Textbook Title	EBook
The Joy of Cryptography	Read eBook

Specific Topics

Topic	Web Resources
Locks and keys	Understanding Locks and Keys in Cryptography (informit) Keys and SSL encryption (cloudflare)
Ciphers	Cipher (hypr) Cipher (britannica) TTLSCipherParms statement (IBM)
DES, 3DES Ciphers	DES vs. Triple DES Encryption (study) What is 3DES encryption and how does DES work (comparitech)
Secret Key Assurances Confidentiality	Secret Key Assurances (informit) Data Confidentiality (sciencedirect)
Public Keys	Public-key cryptography for non-geeks (vrypan) How to Explain Public-Key Cryptography and Digital Signatures to Anyone (auth0)
Digital Signatures	Understanding Digital Signatures (cisa) Cryptography Digital signatures (tutorialspoint)
Secure Socket Layer	SSL definition (cloudflare) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (geeksforgeeks) Secure Sockets Layer (hypr)

Additional Resources

Resource	Description
Unlocking Information Security I: From Cryptography to Buffer Overflows	Go To Link
Cryptography I	Go To Link