CSE571S: Network Security (Fall 2007)

Office:Bryan 405D

Teaching Assistant:Chakchai So-In, so-in@ieee.org

All question about the homeworks and mid-term exams 1 and 2 grading should be directed to the teaching assistant.

Course Description:
A comprehensive treatment of network security. Topics include remote access security, DMZ, firewalls, VPNs, PKI architecture, X.509 Public key infrastructure, web security, S-HTTP, SSL, TTLS, intrusion detection systems, extrusion detection systems, Electronic mail seuciry, PGP, PEM, S/MIME, routing protocol security, wireless network security, traffic analysis tools and alert tools.

Prerequisites:CSE 473S (Introduction to Computer Networking) or equivalent.

Credits:3 Units.

Time:Monday-Wednesday 2:30PM-4:00PM

Text Book:

• Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, and Mike Speciner, "Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World," 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN: 0130460192.

Supporting Books:

• Ankit Fadia, "Network Security : A Hacker's Perspective," Course Technology Ptr, May-06, 415 pp., ISBN:1598631632.
• Vincent J. Nestler, et al, "Computer Security Lab Manual," McGraw-Hill, 2006, 755 pp., ISBN:0072255080.
• Jan Harrington, "Network Security : A Practical Approach," Morgan Kaufmann Pub, Mar-05, 365 pp., ISBN:123116333.
• William Stallings, "Cryptography and Network Security," 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2006, 680 pp., ISBN:0131873164.
• Gert DeLaet, Gert X. Schauwers, "Network Security Fundamentals," Cisco Press, Sep-04, 400 pp., ISBN:1587051672.
• Alex W. Dent, Chris J. Mitchell, "User's Guide To Cryptography And Standards (Hardcover)," Artech House Publishers, October 2004, 402 pp., ISBN:1580535305.
• Richard Bejtlich, "The Tao Of Network Security Monitoring : Beyond Intrusion Detection," Addison-Wesley, Jul-04, 798 pp., ISBN:321246772.
• Jon Edney and William A. Arbaugh, "Real 802.11 Security: Wi-Fi Protected Access and 802.11i," Addison-Wesley, 2004, 451 pp., ISBN:0321136209
• Saadat Malik, "Network Security Principles and Practices," Macmillan Technical Pub, Nov-02, 400 pp., ISBN:1587050250.
• Krishna Shankar, et al, "Cisco Wireless LAN Security," Cisco Press, 2005, 420 pp, ISBN:1587051540
• Jon C. Snader, "VPNs Illustrated: Tunnels, VPNs, and IPsec," Addison-Wesley Professional, Oct-05, 480 pp., ISBN:032124544X.
• Matt Bishop, "Introduction to Computer Security," Addison-Wesley Professional, Oct-04, 784 pp., ISBN:0321247442.

Tentative Schedule:

Grading:
Exams: 60%
Homeworks: 15%
Project: 20%
Class participation: 5%

Students Hands-on Projects:

• Cafe Cracks: Attacks on Unsecured Wireless Networks
• Net Vigilant: Network Monitor
• Secure Data Exchange System : Minimizing Security Attacks Risks while Preserving Bandwidth
• PHP Vulnerabilities in Web Servers
• Type 2 Cross-site Scripting: An Attack Demonstration

Student Survey Papers:

• A Summary of Hacking Organizations, Conferences, Publications, and Effects on Society
• Web Single Sign-On Systems
• Wireless Hacking Tools
• Survey of Current Network Intrusion Detection Techniques
• A Survey of the Prominent Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
• Secure Ballots Using Quantum Cryptography
• A Survey of Peer-to-Peer Network Security Issues
• Overview of Recent Developments on Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface

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