ISA 666 Internet Security Protocols

Fall 2005

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Schedule of Classes (Subject to Change)

Student Presentation Schedule

Date

Topics

Reading Assignment

(Complete before class. Reading assignments are given in the order of importance for each lecture.)

Homework Assignment

Handout

09/01/05

Introduction,
Basic Security Concepts

Chapter 1 & Chapter 2

 

2 slides per page

6 slides per page

09/08/05

 Introduction to Cryptography, Secret Key Cryptography

Chapter 3 &4

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

09/15/05

Number Theory, Hash Function

Chapter 5&7

Homework #1 Due on 9/29

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

09/22/05

Public Key Cryptography

Chapter 6

 

New Directions in Cryptography

 

A Method for Obtaining Digital Signatures and Public-Key Cryptosystems

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

09/29/05

Authentication, Kerberos

Chapter 9,10,11,12,13,14

Homework #1 Solution

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

10/06/05

TCP/IP Basics, Firewall

Chapter 23

Homework #2 Due on 10/20

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

10/13/05

Midterm Exam (Closed Book, Closed Note)

 

All those who have not received full points for problems #2 and #3, hand over HW1 in class for re-grading.

 

10/20/05

IPSEC, Virtual Private Networks

Chapters 16, 17

Homework #2 Solution

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

  

10/27/05

IPSEC Key Management

Wireless Security

Chapter 18

HW #3 (Due on 12/01) Important Update

 

HW#3 Extra credit

Due on 12/01

Sample trace file for HW #3 Extra Credit

 

Bonus Homework#1

Due on 12/01

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

11/03/05

SSL, TLS, SSH

Chapter 19

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

11/10/05

Steganography, Information Hiding

 

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

11/17/05

Secure Email, Virus, Worm

Chapter 20, 21

Guest Lecturer: Saket Kaushik

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

11/24/05

Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

 

Presentation Schedule

12/01/05

Student Presentations I

 

 

 

12/08/05

Student Presentations II

 

All remaining presentations

LAST WEEK

Acknowledgement

This course includes materials provided by Dr. Xinyuan (Frank) Wang (GMU), Dr. Douglas S. Reeves (N. C. State University), Dr. Peng Ning (N.C. State University).