Skip Navigation
Centennial College logo
  • Visit Us
  • Donate
  • Quick Links
  • Start Here
    Information For:
    • Future Students
    • New Students
    • Current Students
    • Part-time Students
    • International Students
    • Faculty and Staff
    • Parents and Supporters
    • Alumni
    • Transfer Student
    • Micro-Credentials Students
    • Partner with Centennial
  • Programs
  • Admissions
  • Financial Aid
  • International Education
  • Student Life
  • About
  • Apply Now
  • Donate
  • Apply Now

Cryptography & Network Security

Course CodeCBER-704
Lecture hours per week2
Lab hours per week2
Course AvailabilityOpen
Description

Confidentiality and integrity of information is essential for secure communication. This course covers the science of secret communications. It provides basic mathematical concepts required for cryptography. The course covers the process of message transformation into code, encryption algorithms and the recovery of the original message by decryption algorithms. Cryptography is presented from various perspectives including secrecy, authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation. Quality security is paramount to e-commerce success. In this course, students also develop an understanding of real-world network security issues in order to build secure networks. Tools such as cryptography, firewalls and other security techniques will challenge students. Students will learn about the basics of network security, the security problems that may occur in networks including aspects of internetsecurity and solutions.

Centennial College logo
Image about Canada's Top 502022 top employer Centennial College logo
  • Programs
  • Admissions
  • Student Life
  • Financial Aid
  • About Centennial
  • Careers
  • myCentennial
  • Centennial Luminate
  • Library and Learning
  • Parents and Supporters
  • Partner with Centennial
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Media Room
  • Accessibility
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • Contact Us
  • 416-289-5000
© 2025 Centennial College. All Rights Reserved.