Seminar: Network Security
CSCI 3294
T 2:10-4:10pm, Halsell 340
Brita Munsinger
email: bmunsing@cs.trinity.edu
phone: (210) 999-7399
office hours: MTWRF 10:30am-11:30am and by appointment
Prerequisite: CSCI 3342 (Computer Networks) or consent of
instructor
Text: William Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security,
3rd ed., 2003
This class will cover a variety of topics in network security,
including:
- Historical encryption techniques
- Data encryption standard (DES) and advanced encryption standard
(AES)
- Public key encryption
- Hash functions
- Message authentication and digital signatures
- Kerberos and X.509
- IP security
- Security in email and on the web
- Intrusions and viruses
- Firewalls
- Wireless security
Schedule of topics and discussion leaders
Paper Topics
We will have several guest speakers from local security companies and
government agencies.
Each class will consist of a lecture by the professor or a guest
speaker followed by a discussion lead by one of the students. As
discussion leader, the student will be required to prepare five
open-ended questions on that day's topic and lead the class in a
discussion, in conjunction with the professor. Each student will
be expected to write a 5-6 page paper on a topic in network security and
present that paper to the class.
Grading
5-6 page paper (due Nov.
25)
50%
15-minute presentation of paper
30%
Lead
discussion
20%