IFSC 5339 - Network Security

Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.

This course provides students with a concise and in-depth overview of security issues in current computer networks. It first gives a brief introduction of cryptographic algorithms and protocols underlying network security applications, including encryption, hash function, public key algorithm, digital signatures, and key exchanges. Then, it focuses on the security issues in current computer networks as well as network security tools and applications, including Kerberos, X.509v3 certificates, PGP, S/MIME, IP security, SSL/TLS, SET, and SNMPv3. The course will cover network intrusion-detection techniques and systems.

Prerequisites: MATH 1304 or equivalent and IFSC 3315 or CPSC 4384 or SYEN 3332 or MGMT 4310 or consent of the instructor.