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Journey into Cryptography

Khan Academy

1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2015 · score 0.7

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An introductory, self-paced Khan Academy lesson series on cryptography, covering how secret communication works from classical ciphers through modern public-key ideas. It is part of Khan Academy's computer science material and is presented as a light, approachable journey rather than a formal course.

A commenter lists it among Khan Academy lessons that "should" be checked out, praising the provider's other courses for changing how they think about the world.

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  1. Recommendsdrewblaisdell2015in “Pixar in a Box – Khan Academy”

    Not a comment about this specifically, but I'm a big fan of your other courses on Khan Academy. They changed the way I think about the world. I can't overstate how grateful I am that you created them.

    Everyone should check out these lessons:

    Journey into cryptography: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/crypt...

    Journey into information theory: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/infor...

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