Classes: Jan. 5 - April 24, 2009, MWF 9:05-9:55 a.m.
Exam: April 30, 2009 2:50 - 5:40 p.m.
Location: VL w200 (VanLeer Auditorium) (T-Square video for remote students)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing, Course in Computer Networks (see OSCAR)
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (Web) (bio).
Office hours by appointment, or MWF 10-12, in Klaus 3362 (404-894-5177)
PowerPoint Slides
(Exam Topics)
Folders: Info,
Tools, News,
PGP, FAQs
, Link to Utilities
Information
on NetSecLab - Exercise
Chris
Lee's Wiki - NetSecLab Information
LAST YEAR - hw-spring08/
Miscellaneous
Security Information
Links to Recent
News Stories (check often for additions)
Quizzes - Filenames
that
start with 00-2 indicate 2000-Summer (2nd semester)
Spreadsheets for demonstrating: RSA
Encoding and Substitution-Code
Breaking
Poster
of Dec. 2005
NetSec exercise
Email is necessary. The following email accounts have problems: none.
Course Title: Computer Network Security (3 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)
Scheduled as ECE8843a/q in
2000, 2002, 2004, ECE6612 in 2005, 2006, 2008
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (backup- Prof. Henry Owen)
Content: Fundamental concepts of network information security, including encryption, secure access methods, and vulnerabilities in network protocols, operating systems, and network applications.
Course outline:
Introduction
Web security.
Security standards-SSL/TLS and SET.
Intruders and viruses.
PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security.
Firewalls.
Secret Key and Public/Private Key Cryptography
Cryptographic Hashes and Message Digests
Authentication Systems (Kerberos)
Digital signatures and certificates.
Kerberos and X.509v3 digital certificates.
Current Network Security Publications and Web Sites
Textbook:"Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards," Prentice Hall, Wm. Stallings, Third Edition, 2007. (http://WilliamStallings.com/)
Supplementary reading: "Counter Hack," Prentice Hall PTR, Ed Skoudis, ISBN-0-13-033273-9, First Edition, 2001.
How students are to be graded: Quizzes (2 x 25%) 50%, Exam 40%, HW 10%.
Sponsoring TIG - Telecommunications.