ISA 666 Internet Security Protocols

Spring 2007

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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

Supplemental Material

01/22/07

Introduction,
Basic Security Concepts

Chapter 1 & Chapter 2

 

2 slides per page

6 slides per page

 

01/29/07

Introduction to Cryptography, Secret Key Cryptography

Chapter 3&4

 

2 slides per page

6 slides per page
Secret_Key

·          Classical Cryptography

·          Why Cryptography Is Harder Than It Looks

·          DES Animation

·          Rijndael Cipher Animation

02/05/07

Number Theory, Hash Function

Chapter 5&7

HW#1

2 slides per page

6 slides per page
Number_Theory

·          Number Theory and Public Key Cryptography

·          Number Theory Excel Equations

·          Cost-Based Analysis of Key Lengths

·          Totient list from n=1 to n=500

02/12/07

Continue of Last Week

& Public Key Cryptography

 

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

  

 

02/19/07

Public Key Cryptography

 

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

   

 

02/26/07

Mid-term Exam

Closed Book Exam

HW#2
VMware-Image

 

 

03/05/07

Authentication, Kerberos

Chapter 9-14

 

 2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

 

03/12/07

Spring Break

 

 

 

 

03/19/07

TCP/IP Basics, Firewall

Chapter 23

 

 2 slides per page 

6 slides per page 

 

03/26/07

IPSEC, Virtual Private Networks

Chapters 16-18

HW3 & 4
Due 4/23/07

 2 slides per page

6 slides per page 

 

04/02/07

SSL, TLS, SSH

Chapter 19

 

2 slides per page

 

6 slides per page 

 

04/09/07

IPSEC Key Management
Wireless Security

Chapter 18

 

 2 slides per page
6 slides per page 

 

04/16/07

Secure Email, Virus, Worm

Chapter 20

 

 2 slides per page
or  
2 slides per page by Saket

 

 

04/23/07

TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

04/30/07

TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/07/07

Final Exam (Closed Book, Closed Note)

 

 

 

 

 

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).