Course Schedule (Tentative, Check frequently)

Week

Topic, subtopics

Reading, in textbook

Outside references

Example projects, assigned work, class discussion topics

01/15/08

Introduction

Threats, vulnerabilities, controls; risk;

Terminology, concepts

Chap. 1

 

Each student to bring in one computer security incident from the news of the previous week; class discussion of incidents.

01/17

Cryptography

Basic cryptography terms, symmetric and asymmetric ciphers

Cryptographic protocols: digital signatures, key exchange, certificates, cryptographic hash functions

Chap. 2

Schneier, Bruce, “Why Cryptography is Harder than It Looks

 

 

01/22

Cryptography (Symmetric Key Operation) Chap. 19    

01/24

Cryptography (Public key operation) Chap. 20    

01/29

       

01/31

       

02/05

       

02/07

       
02/12        
02/14        
02/19        
02/21        
02/26        
02/28        
03/04        
03/06        
03/11 Spring Break      
03/13 Spring Break      

03/18

(Midterm exam)

 

 

 

03/20

       

03/25

       

03/27

       

04/01

       

04/03

       
04/08        
04/10        
04/15        
04/17        
04/22        
04/24        
04/29        

05/01

       

 

Final exam