CS6287 Network and Information Security

Course Aims & Objectives:
This course is aimed at developing understanding and skill in protecting networks from external attack and internal misuse. Techniques to ensure information security in its storage, transfer and reception are also dealt with, including principles of encryption and its associated protocols. Authentication protocols and various trust models are analyzed. E-Commerce protocols such as SET and auctioning protocols are also studied. Students should be able to design and evaluate provisions for network security and set up secure web-based services. He/she should also be able to make technical choices on encryption-based systems and use them to secure transactions over open network.

Units: 3

Level: P6

Medium of Instruction: English

Keyword Syllabus:
Security requirements and policy, Security Attacks, Network access control, Firewalls, Application proxies, Intrusion detection, operating system security, Authentication factors, Authentication protocols, Web security and privacy, Email security, Encryption algorithms, Secret key, Public key, Digital signature, Certificate authority, Public key infrastructure, Trust model, SSL, TLS, IPSec, VPN, Payment protocols, Secure electronic transaction, Electronic voting, Digital money, Wireless security, Digital watermarks.

Teaching Pattern:
Duration of course: 1 semester
Current mix of lecture/tutorial/laboratory, other: 2 hrs. lecture, 1 hr. tutorial.

Assessment Pattern:
Examination duration: 2 hours
Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 40% CW; 60% Exam
Grading pattern: Standard (A+AA-...F)
For a student to pass the course, at least 30% of the maximum mark for the examination must be obtained.

Pre-requisite(s):
CS5222 /or
EE5412 /or equivalent

Pre-cursor(s): Nil

Equivalent Course(s): Nil

Special Remark(s):
For MSc Computer Science and MSc Electronic Commerce programmes, CS6287 Network and Information Security is exclusive with CS5285 Information Security for eCommerce.