CSCE 813 – Internet Security

Fall 2006

 

 

Professor:       Csilla Farkas

E-mail:            farkas@cse.sc.edu

URL:               http://www.cse.sc.edu/~farkas/csce813-2006/csce813.htm

Class hours:    Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 pm

Office hours:   Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:30 pm or by appointment

 

FINAL GRADES WILL BE READY THURSDAY (Dec. 14) BY 10:00 AM

 

                                     

Syllabus

 

Lecture Notes

 

Project Information

 

 

Course description:

The Internet is being used extensively from E-business to information gathering and from collaborative work to private communications.  As the usage of the Internet grows, so does the probability of malicious attacks against its users and components.  The course will introduce security threats, such as hackers, masqueraders, information spoofing, sniffing, and distribution of damaging software, the associated security risks, and prevention/detection/response techniques.  The course will cover three areas of Internet Security: 1) Security Protocols, 2) Protocol Analysis techniques, and 3) Web Services security. 

 

Textbooks:

·        N. Doraswamy, D. Harkins, IPSec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets, and Virtual Private Networks, Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (March 13, 2003), ISBN: 013046189X

·        S. A. Schneider, Bill Roscoe, M. H. Goldsmith, P. Y. A. Ryan, Gavin Lowe, G. Lowe, A.W. Roscoe, Modeling and Analysis of Security Protocols, Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (December 21, 2000), ISBN: 0201674718

·        Online publications and Web standards

 

Assignments:

  • Research project: Students, working as small groups (2-4 students), will be required to complete a research projects during the semester.  Each group will choose a topic of interest in the field of Internet security, perform a thorough study of the chosen topic, identify limitations of current solutions and outline a feasible solution for one of the identified problems.  There will be several deliverables during the semester that are graded and will contribute to the final project grade.  Each group must also present their project in class and will be evaluated by fellow students. 
  • Tests: there will be three open book tests covering course materials.