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Network Security (Fall 2005) |
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| Course code : | ENETS-U01 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 7,5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 13/12 2004 | Written : | 19/03 2003 |
| Placement : | 6. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | Danish if no English students are present |
| Objective : | Today any computer professional must have a basic knowledge about network security. This course will present a practical and theoretical survey of the basic concepts, principles and practice of cryptography and network security. At the end of the course the student will: Understand the basic concepts, principles and practice of cryptography and network security. Have the ability to understand professional articles and documentation concerning security issues. Know where to get more information concerning security issues. Have the ability to implement security systems. Have the ability to take security issues into account when developing IT-systems |
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| Principal Content : | Overview: Network Security. Cryptography: Symmetric Encryption, Asymmetric Encryption, Hash Functions. Network Security Applications: Authentication Applications, Electronic Mail Security, IP- security, Web-security. System Security: Intruders, Malicious Software, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Policies. |
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| Teaching method : | Class teaching, lab-exercises and one group project. Approximately 60% of the time will be spent on lab-exercises and the group project. |
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| Required prequisites : | Documented knowledge similar to NET4/NETE. | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | - | ||
| Relations : | NETM, KRYP and Linux. | ||
| Type of examination : | Look under remarks | ||
| External examiner : | Internal | ||
| Marking : | Scale of 13 | ||
| Remarks : | Oral group examination with individual marks. The examination is based on a group project plus the contents of the textbook. To participate in the examination you have to perform one group project during the semester and hand over a report concerning the project at the end of the semester. Each group can select a project of its own choice - but it must consist of both a theoretical and a practical part. The project could be a programming assignment or a non programming assignment. |
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| Teaching material : | Network Security Essentials. Applications and standards, second edition. William Stalling. Pearson Education Inc. 2003. ISBN 0-13-120271-5. |
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| Responsible teacher : | Stig Jensen
, stije@dtu.dk |
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