| This course covers both the engineering and human issues in computer security and the tension between them. The engineering issues include cryptography concepts, building blocks (conventional and public key, digital signatures, certificates, certificate authorities), algorithms, protocols (authentication, key distribution, SSL), biometrics, network security (firewalls, intrusion detection systems, wireless), email protection, malware (viruses, worms, trojans), and applications. This course emphasizes on the application security features of the Java programming platform. The human issues include social engineering, user password management, and computer crime. We also cover weekly current events in computer security. Prerequisites: SEIS 610 and Java programming experience required; SEIS 640 and SEIS 645 recommended |
