On-campus students should take the Fall 2001 edition of CS4180 . Course Benefits Learn fundamentals of cryptography. Appreciate network security threats and countermeasures. Acquire background for supporting electronic commerce. Most courses 4000-level can be credited to all degree programs.
All courses are subject to advisor approval.
The standard rules apply. These applications include the electronic banking and commerce, virtual private networks and the transfer of sensitive medical or personnel data. A combination of security measures, including cryptography and firewalls, need to be integrated into network architecture, protocols and implementations to offer reasonable assurance as to privacy and user identity. The course will provide the necessary foundations for network security, including encryption techniques, design of secure systems and protocols as well as enhancements for existing protocols like electronic mail, WWW and the Internet protocol. While the majority of the material will be drawn from the text, additional topical areas such as electronic cash, the WWW security protocol SSL and Java security issues will be covered.