MWF 9-10, Location: Klaus-2447
Lab: Klaus 2446 ( Special team HW project in April)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing, Course in Computer Networks (see OSCAR)
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (Web)
(bio).
Office hours by appointment, or MWF 7:30-8:30, MF 11-2, in Klaus
3362 (jcopeland at ece.gatech.edu, 404-894-5177)
GTA: Yi-Chi Shao will be in Van Leer 449-D on Thu. and Fri.,
10-11, or email him/her <ycshao at gatech.edu> for
possibly meeting at another time.
PowerPoint Slides
Folders: Tools (RSA, Decryption), PGP
, FAQs , HW , Utility Programs
(for news reading, add "/news" to class page
URL)
Recommended
Books for Casual Reading
Miscellaneous
Security Information
Links to Recent News Stories (check
often for additions)
Quizzes - on T-square
Spreadsheets for demonstrating:
RSA Encoding and Substitution-Code Breaking
Poster
of Dec. 2005 NetSec exercise
Course Title: Computer Network Security (3 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)
Scheduled as ECE8843a/q in 2000, 2002, 2004, ECE6612 in 2005 -
2016.
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland
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, Fifth Edition, 2013. (http://williamstallings.com/NetworkSecurity/)
How students are to be graded: Quizzes (2 x 25%) 50%, Exam 40%, HW 10%.
Sponsoring TIG - Telecommunications.