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Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SMD102 Computer Security 6.0 ECTS credits

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TIMEPERIOD: IV

LANGUAGE: English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Peter Parnes Doktorand

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
The focus of the course is on to give the student a detailed overview of problems, methods and solutions within the area of network security. The student will have good knowledge in cryptography and authentication when the course is completed.

CONTENTS
Basic and advanced cryptography, applications and algorithms (with public and secret key); authentication; hash-functions; secure email; secure transactions; digital money; basic introduction to firewalls.

TEACHING
The teaching consists of lectures, compulsory home-assignments and student-seminars.

EXAMINATION
Written exam with differentiated grades. Compulsory assignments.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Writen exam                                                 	6.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Preliminary: "Network Security, Private Communication in a Public World", Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-061466-1, 1995.

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