Classes: Aug. 16 - Dec., 3, 2004, MWF 8:05-8:55 am;
Exam: Wednesday. Dec. 8, 8:05 a.m..
Location: TBD (videotaped)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing, Course in Computer Networks (see OSCAR)
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (Web) (bio) (<copeland@ece.gatech.edu>). Office hours by appointment.
Class Schedule and Reading Assignments
PowerPoint Slides
Homework - Help on Preparing Email
Submission
HW-1 Due 8:00
a.m. Friday 9/3 (Video-tape Students - 9/17)
HW-3 Due 8:00 a.m. Friday 10/8 (Video-tape Students - 10/22)
Links to Network
Security Tools. and Miscellaneous
Security Information
Links to Recent News Stories (check often for additions)
Old Quizzes - Filenames that start with 00-2 indicate Summer 2000.
Spreadsheets for demonstrating: RSA Encoding and Substitution-Code Breaking
Email is necessary. The following email accounts have problems: none.
Course Title: Computer Network Security (3 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)
Special Topic Course - Scheduled as ECE8843a/q.
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, Second Edition, 2002. (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.