CS 6v81 - Network Security

Tentative Course Schedule

Week

Date

Description

Notes

Reading/Resources

1

1/13

Introduction (ppt)

 

 

1

1/15

Intro to Crypto (pdf)    

2

1/20

Modes of Operation    

2

1/22

Hashes and Message Digests    

3

1/27

Class Cancelled due to Inclement Weather Homework 1  

3

1/29

Public Key Crypto    

4

2/3

Authentication Systems (pdf)    

4

2/5

Security Handshake Pitfalls    

5

2/10

Kerberos and PKI (pdf)    

5

2/12

TCP/IP Security - Protocol Overview (pdf) Homework 2  

6

2/17

Project Discussion Programming Project  

6

2/19

LAN Attacks    

7

2/24

Network Layer Attacks   PIM-Attacks

7

2/26

Transport Layer Attacks    

8

3/3

Transport Layer Attacks, cont'd Homework 3  

8

3/5

Real-Time Communication Security (pdf)    

9

3/10

IPsec (AH and ESP)    

9

3/12

Exam 1    

10

3/17

Spring Break

10

3/19

Spring Break

11

3/24

IPsec (IKE) + SSL/TLS    

11

3/26

SSL/TLS (cont'd) + SSL/TLS Measurement Paper  (pdf)(ppt)    

12

3/31

BGP Security   BGP Security Survey

12

4/2

BGP Security, cont'd; Firewalls (pdf) Homework 4 Designing Firewalls

13

4/7

Firewalls, cont'd    

13

4/9

Firewall lab exercise @ ECSS 4.619 Lab 1 Firewall Lab Supplement

14

4/14

Intrusion Detection Systems   Cyber Wars Lab Supplement

14

4/16

Cybergames exercise part 1 Lab 2-1  

15

4/21

Cybergames exercise part 2 Lab 2-2  

15

4/23

WLAN Security (pdf)   NIST Guide on WLAN Security

16

4/28

DoS Defense (pdf)    

 16

4/30

DoS Defense, cont'd    

5/12

Final Exam at 2pm