Classes: May 15 - July 28, 2000 MWF 8:00-9:15 am; Exam Week: July 31-Aug.5, 2000.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (bio) (<copeland@ece.gatech.edu>). Office hours by appointment.
Class Schedule and Reading Assignments, and PowerPoint Slides
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Course Title: Computer Network Security (3 hours lecture, 0 hours lab)
Special Topic Course - Scheduled as ECE8813/CS8803 Summer 2000 (warning - there may be other Special Topic Courses with the same number).
Instructor: Prof. John A. Copeland (backup- Prof. Henry Owen)
Content: Fundamental concepts of network information security, including encryption, secure access methods, and vulnerabilities in network protocols, operating systems, and network applications.
Course outline:
Introduction
Web security.
Security standards-SSL/TLS and SET.
Intruders and viruses.
PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security.
Firewalls.
Secret Key and Public/Private Key Cryptography
Cryptographic Hashes and Message Digests
Authentication Systems (Kerberos)
Digital signatures and certificates.
Kerberos and X.509v3 digital certificates.
Current Network Security Publications and Web Sites
Textbook:"Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards," Prentice Hall, Wm. Stallings, First Edition, 1999. (http://WilliamStallings.com/)
How students are to be graded: Homework 10%, Quizzes (3) 60%, Exam 30%, or HW 10%, Quizzes (2) 50%, Exam 40%.
Sponsoring TIG - Telecommunications. Cross listed with CoC.
Previous grading distribution and course evaluation summary sheets:
Quarter course EE6086 "Cryptography and Data Security" was taught by J. A. Copeland in Summer 1999, see http://www.csc.gatech.edu/~copeland/8086/. There will be about 50% overlap in material covered.
Grades: A - 66, B - 22, C - 7, D - 1, Drop - 1, Audit-2.
No. Students 99 (including 21 Video and NTU students)