@Hristmar I came from computer science, although in Israel CS undergrads do quite a bit of math. I guess it really depends what you mean by CS. If you did a CS degree including theory, then you will be fine. In fact, I think that mathematicians who haven't done CS have a much harder time doing crypto than the other way around. You probably won't do the deep mathematical parts of crypto and you'll probably feel inadequate about them. The reason I am saying that is that I'm exactly the same.

@Hristmar (continued) With basic discrete math and probability, basic combinatorics, and basic number theory, you'll be fine. I don't have anything beyond that, and although I'm far from the strongest mathematically, I am able to contribute to the research community. Best of luck!

@Maeher How long does it usually take you to peer-review a new paper?

Is ~1h on the shorter end of that spectrum?

Huh, I guess I answered a homework question without realizing.

seemed like a fairly genuine question from someone first coming into contact with the definition.

Then this showed up:

Which is probably a much less well disguised version of the same homework question.

@Maeher yes, that is clever.

Answered then deleted!