Security for Systems and Networks

Code:

EEC0047

Acronym:

SSRE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Telecommunications

Instance: 2008/2009 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	34	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	6	63	160
		Syllabus since 2007/2008	5	-	6	63	160
		Plano para alunos que em 2006 estiveram no 3º ano	5	-	6	63	160
		Plano para alunos que em 2006 estiveram no 5º ano	5	-	6	63	160

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should acquire the following core abilities:

- Familiarity with the main results in cryptography and the most common security mechanisms;

- Proficiency with the basic security components of networks and systems and how to use them;

- In-depth understanding of the system models underlying the design of security protocols;

- Sensitivity to the different classes of threats to information systems and the most relevant metrics used to assess them;

- Problem solving ability in security engineering.

Program

This course is centered on (i) the fundamental principles of information security when stored in digital form and transmitted over insecure channels, and (ii) on the main security tools used in contemporary communication networks and information systems. We present in some detail the main results of cryptography, namely the notion of perfect secrecy, classical ciphers, symmetric encryption and public key cryptography, as well as their application in networks, protocols and systems. We also address how to evaluate different security architectures.

The program has two parts:

1) Security Mechanisms: symmetric ciphers, public key cryptography, key distribution, authentication, hash functions;

2) Services and Security Protocols: Authentication applications, email security, IP and Web security, Intrusion Detection, Malicious Software, Firewalls.

Mandatory literature

Stallings William; Cryptography and Network Security, Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN: 0131873164

Complementary Bibliography

Schneier, Bruce; Applied Cryptography. ISBN: 0-471-11709-9
André Zúquete; Segurança em Redes Informáticas , Lidel, 2006. ISBN: 972-722-399-0

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Computer technology > Systems technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Communication engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
	Trabalho escrito	50,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	56
	Total:	56,00