Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
SMD102 Network 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 AND CREDITS
Writen exam 6.0 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
Preliminary: "Network Security, Private Communication in a Public World", Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-061466-1, 1995.
REMARKS
Last modified 97-03-05
Further information: Peter Parnes
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