IKT626 Main Results and Research Topics in Security
- Studiepoeng:
- 5
- Ansvarlig avdeling:
- Fakultet for teknologi og realfag
- Undervisningssemester:
- Vår, Høst
- Varighet:
- 1 semester
Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram
- Ph.d.-program i teknologi og realfag
Innhold
The course will cover selected topics among the following:
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Cryptography: classic cryptosystems, symmetric key cryptography, public key cryptography, hash functions, random numbers, information hiding, and cryptanalysis
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Access control: authentication and authorisation, password based security, ACLs and capabilities, multilevel and multilateral security, Bell-LaPadula and Biba's models, RBAC
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Protocols: simple authentication protocols, session keys, perfect forward secrecy, timestamps, SSL, IPSec, Kerberos.
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Software: flaws and malware, buffer overflows, viruses and worms.
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Generic archetypes in mobile security
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Some other selected areas of security will be also considered (vary from year to year)
The actual content will vary from year to year.
Læringsutbytte
After completing the course, the student is expected to:
have overview and background information of main results, research questions and research methods within security in communication systems
be able to discuss security issues and how these issues relate to their own specialisation
be able to work with security-related problems of mobile communication and computing related to their own specialisation
Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen
Approved project report.
Undervisnings- og læringsformer
Lectures, guided self-study, paper/article writing tasks and project work.
Eksamen
Oral examination. Pass/Fail.