ISA 666 Internet Security Protocols

Spring 2006

The presentation schedule has been post!


Schedule of Classes (Subject to Change)

Date

Topics

Reading Assignment

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

Homework Assignment

Handout

01/23/06

Introduction,
Basic Security Concepts

Chapter 1 & Chapter 2

 

2 slides per page

6 slides per page

01/30/06

 Introduction to Cryptography, Secret Key Cryptography

Chapter 3 &4

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

02/06/06

Number Theory, Hash Function

Chapter 5&7

Homework #1 Due on 02/20

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

02/13/05

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 

02/20/06

Authentication

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

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

02/27/06

Kerberos

 

Homework #2 Due on 03/20

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

03/06/06

Midterm Exam (Closed Book, Closed Note)

 

Homework #1 solutions  Posted

 

03/13/06

 

 

Spring Break Recess

 

     

03/20/06

TCP/IP Basics, Firewall

 

Midterm solutions  Posted

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

03/27/06

IPSEC, Virtual Private Networks

 

Homework #3 Due on 04/10

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

  

04/03/06

SSL, TLS, SSH

 

Guest Lecturer: Ram Krishnan

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

04/10/06

IPSEC Key Management

Wireless Security

 

 

2 slides per page

6 slides per page 

04/17/06

Secure Email, Virus, Worm

 

 

2 slides per page

or  

2 slides per pageby Saket

04/24/06

Term Project/Paper Presentation

 

 

Presentation Schedule

05/01/06

Term Project/Paper Presentation

 

 

 

05/08/06

Term Project/Paper Presentation

 

 

 

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).