Learner Reviews & Feedback for Cryptography I by Stanford University
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JR
Aug 4, 2016
This is just a great course. The subject was new to me, and while it was difficult, I learned a lot and actually got a good grade.Prof. Boneh is engaging and very clear in his explanations.
MS
Dec 28, 2019
Great grounding of the cryptography basics, but does require a decent understanding of basic computing (bits, XORs) and some reading on finite field maths beforehand would definitely help.
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By Mohamud A J
•Oct 8, 2019
Excellent course material with even more excellent Professor. thank you prof. for your generosity. thank you coursera for making this available.
By Algorithm Y
•Mar 1, 2017
Thank you very much for anyone that make this course very interactive and fun. Special thank's for Prof. Dan Boneh as Instructor in this course.
By Jesper R J
•Mar 9, 2025
I really like the course. I dont understand the certificate polcies on coursera. Why do I have to both subscribe to coursera and to pay extra?
By Hkawng D J
•Nov 25, 2022
A bit hard for a person like me from third world at first but when you are into it, it become more clear. A great course. Yes, a great course.
By zifran i
•Aug 22, 2025
So far, this is the most informative theoretical and mathematical course I’ve seen. It’s better suited for those who seek in-depth knowledge.
By Bai S
•Aug 8, 2016
No matter whether you know what Cryptography is, and if you don't know whether you like it, you'll find the answer after taking this course.
By Shishir S
•Dec 6, 2024
An absolute gem of a course from Prof. Boneh. Uplifted me in so many different ways. I eagerly await the CS355 equivalent from Prof. Boneh.
By Simon C
•Aug 16, 2017
My background is in mathematics, I found this course had very good explanations as well as a range of optional further reading / exercises.
By Vijai K S
•Jun 14, 2016
This time it will be finished. I have such a craze on cryptography and network security. i want to finish the course perfectly this time :)
By MAvadanei
•Jun 19, 2022
Very good approach to introduce the student in the cryptography world.
Tank you Dan Boneh!
Thank you Coursera!
Thank you Stanford University!
By Petar P
•May 24, 2020
Amazing content, great structure, easy examples even for first-timers, and a handful of extra-reading resources. Recommended for everyone.
By Sangar S
•Jun 28, 2020
This course is filled with a great amount of information covered at a fast pace. A must do course if you need to get into Cyber Security.
By Olusola A
•Jun 12, 2018
Good pace , reading along the transcribed speeches of the professor.The professor broke down the lesson into easily understandable bits.
By Waleed A
•Jun 13, 2017
This is really awesome for basic learners of cryptography. This course motivated me to choose Cybersecurity field for my future studies.
By Henry H
•Apr 19, 2022
Course was fun and very interesting, particularly the programming assignments. Beware, some of the math topics were fairly challenging!
By Filip K
•May 27, 2021
Thank you for creating this course and enabling anyone with a smartphone and an internet connection to learn this powerful technology.
By Vigneswaran R
•Oct 31, 2019
Very interesting. A little fast paced. As suggested, we should pause, think, and then continue, in order to get most out of the course.
By Bastien T
•Feb 25, 2018
Many thanks to Dan Boneh and everyone involved in preparing this amazing course!
I can't wait for Cryptography 2 (hopefully this fall?).
By Humberto M
•Apr 8, 2017
Excellent course. Dan explains crypto from the ground up making it easy to understand more advanced constructions as the weeks advance.
By Sergei M
•Aug 24, 2020
Very informative and convinient course, everything is pretty easy to understand thanks to Stanford University, Coursera and Dan Boneh!
By Wessel v W
•Nov 28, 2019
Awesome, good explanations, pretty hard on the math area (for me) but once you understand the way Dan explains it it's easy to follow.
By Augusto H d L Q
•Sep 23, 2019
O Curso é ótimo, está me ajudando bastante, faço o download dos videos e do material e estudo em casa e me preparo para as avaliações!
By Jocelyn H
•May 4, 2017
This was a very helpful introductory course I would recommend to anyone with no experience. Lectures were clear and easily understood.
By James T
•Jul 1, 2021
Very good course for anyone with some programming background. An pre-requisite understanding of modular arithmetic would be helpful.
By Rodrigo R P
•Nov 22, 2019
An amazing course. As a person who deals directly with cryptography i see myself with a huge knowledge improvement doing this course