CSC 490 Special Topics - Computer and Network Security

Spring 2008

M 6:00-8:30pm, Science Building

Instructor: Dr. Xiao Qin

Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Suite 3101E

Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University , AL 36849-5347

334-844-6327, xqin@auburn.edu

• The Study Guide for the final exam is available. [Posted Tuesday 04/22/2008]  

• The final exam is scheduled on 04/28/2008. 

• Assignment 2 is now available. (Due 6:00PM, Monday, 04/28/2008) [Posted Tuesday 04/15/2008]

• The Study Guide for the Midterm exam is updated. [Posted Monday 03/10/2008]  

• Programming Assignment is now available. (Due 11:00AM, Monday, 03/03/2008) [Posted Monday 01/07/2008] 

• Please refer to the Coding Style for your programming assignment.

• Assignment 1 is now available. (Due 6:00PM, Monday, 02/25/2008) [Posted Monday 01/07/2008]

• The webpage of CSC 490 is launched. [Posted Monday 01/07/2008]

Students who have completed this course should be capable of doing the following:

• learn how access to systems, resources, and data can be controlled;
• understand the strengths, and weaknesses of cryptography as a tool of security;
• learn about security in UNIX and programming environments;
• learn how to attack a system, and to defend it by analyzing the system for vulnerabilities;
• understand security issues in networks;
• learn how to write basic security-related programs.

Topics Covered  (These topics may change)  

• Basic components of computer security
• Integrity models
• Authentication
• Malicious logic
• Robust programming principles
• Classical Cryptography
• System Analysis
• Principles of Secure Design
• Vulnerability Models
• High-Level Policy Languages
• Key Exchange
• Network Security
• Comparison of the Models