🔐 Introduction to Cryptography – Wolfram U

This repository contains structured notes, labs, playbooks, extra resources, and the certificate of completion for the “Introduction to Cryptography” course by Wolfram U.

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📚 Notes

• 📝 01-introduction-to-cryptography.md – Course intro & history
• 📝 02-classical-ciphers.md – Substitution & transposition ciphers
• 📝 03-modern-block-ciphers.md – DES, AES, modes of operation
• 📝 04-stream-ciphers.md – Stream cipher concepts
• 📝 05-public-key-cryptography.md – RSA & PKI
• 📝 06-hash-functions.md – Cryptographic hash functions
• 📝 07-digital-signatures.md – Integrity & authentication
• 📝 08-key-exchange.md – Diffie–Hellman, key agreement
• 📝 09-cryptographic-protocols.md – SSL/TLS, secure channels
• 📝 10-elliptic-curve-cryptography.md – ECC basics
• 📝 11-quantum-cryptography.md – Post-quantum crypto & QKD
• 📝 12-applications-and-security.md – Real-world applications

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🧪 Labs

• 💻 cipher-exercises.md – Hands-on with classical ciphers
• 💻 hands-on-practice.md – Core cryptography practice tasks
• 💻 key-exchange-simulations.md – Key exchange demonstrations

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📒 Playbooks

• ✅ secure-communication.md – Secure communication practices
• ✅ crypto-attacks-defense.md – Cryptographic attacks & defenses

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🔬 Extras

• 📄 case-studies.md – Cryptography in real-world scenarios
• 📄 resources.md – Useful study resources
• 📄 timeline.md – Cryptography evolution timeline

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📖 Documentation

• 📘 index.md – Overview & objectives
• 📘 syllabus.md – Course syllabus
• 📘 roadmap.md – Learning roadmap
• 📘 glossary.md – Key terms & definitions
• 📘 references.md – References & sources

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📸 Screenshots

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📚 Course Progress 1
📚 Course Progress 2

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📜 Certificate

📄 Introduction to Cryptography – Wolfram U

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🗣️ Personal Review

The Introduction to Cryptography course by Wolfram U provides a solid foundation in both classical and modern cryptographic systems.

• ✅ Well-structured with clear explanations.
• ✅ Strong emphasis on mathematical underpinnings and real-world applications.
• ✅ Covers advanced topics like ECC and Quantum Cryptography.
• ⚠️ Requires basic math (modular arithmetic, number theory) to follow smoothly.

👉 Overall, highly recommended for learners seeking a comprehensive cryptography primer.

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✍️ Author

Thành Danh – Red Team Learner & Security Researcher

• GitHub: @ngvuthdanhh
• Email: ngvu.thdanh@gmail.com

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.
See LICENSE for full details.

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