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Both coursera and udacity have amazing courses on crypto. Udacity: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs387 https://www.udacity.com/course/cs387 Coursera crypto I

Both coursera and udacity have amazing courses on crypto. Udacity: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs387 https://www.udacity.com/course/cs387 Coursera crypto I: https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto Coursera crypto II: https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto2 https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto2 I took coursera crypto I myself. It was a lot of work, but I learned a ton.

agwa 13y ago
Good luck trying to take Coursera's Crypto II: I've been signed up since August 2012, and every 3-6 months it has been delayed another 3-6 months. At this point I'm no longer expecting it to be offered. Crypto I is not vaporware and is excellent.
- dethstar 13y ago
  Makes you wonder why aren't online classes kept, at least a year or something, in case the information is out of date (for technology)?
  - TrainedMonkey 13y ago
    Udacity has a model in which every class is self paced and they have not deleted a single one since uploading them.
    - JosephBrown 13y ago
      This is my favorite feature that Udacity has and the others don't.
  - agwa 13y ago
    I'm not sure what you're saying. As far as I know, Crypto II has never been offered, so the problem is probably that they haven't developed any course material for it.
  - krick 13y ago
    It's not because of some practical reasons, just university policies.
  - epsylon 13y ago
    That's because the staff needs a schedule similar to the academic schedule so they can answer questions, correct things, participate in the forum discussions... Crypto I has been offered several times though (at least 4 or 5). If you ever signed up for one of the offerings, you can still access to the full course (videos, lectures, and I think even the automated grader) as well as the forums (but the forum activity usually fades down after the end of the course).
- B-Con 13y ago
  I have hopes for Crypto II. Based on Crypto I, Boneh likes to do a good job with the course and being who he is, he's probably just incredibly busy (the original Crypto I itself had two minor delays in the middle of the class), so it keeps getting postponed. I wouldn't be surprised to see it materialize eventually.

agwa 13y ago

Good luck trying to take Coursera's Crypto II: I've been signed up since August 2012, and every 3-6 months it has been delayed another 3-6 months. At this point I'm no longer expecting it to be offered. Crypto I is not vaporware and is excellent.

dethstar 13y ago
Makes you wonder why aren't online classes kept, at least a year or something, in case the information is out of date (for technology)?
- TrainedMonkey 13y ago
  Udacity has a model in which every class is self paced and they have not deleted a single one since uploading them.
  - JosephBrown 13y ago
    This is my favorite feature that Udacity has and the others don't.
- agwa 13y ago
  I'm not sure what you're saying. As far as I know, Crypto II has never been offered, so the problem is probably that they haven't developed any course material for it.
- krick 13y ago
  It's not because of some practical reasons, just university policies.
- epsylon 13y ago
  That's because the staff needs a schedule similar to the academic schedule so they can answer questions, correct things, participate in the forum discussions... Crypto I has been offered several times though (at least 4 or 5). If you ever signed up for one of the offerings, you can still access to the full course (videos, lectures, and I think even the automated grader) as well as the forums (but the forum activity usually fades down after the end of the course).
B-Con 13y ago
I have hopes for Crypto II. Based on Crypto I, Boneh likes to do a good job with the course and being who he is, he's probably just incredibly busy (the original Crypto I itself had two minor delays in the middle of the class), so it keeps getting postponed. I wouldn't be surprised to see it materialize eventually.