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P018 Seminar on Information Technology Security

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2002

Extent and Intensity

0/3. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Alternate Types of Completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Jan Staudek, CSc.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications - Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Timetable

Thu 9:00–11:50 B204

Prerequisites

P017 IT Securtiy
Knowledge of English (intermediate level).

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
Information Technology (programme FI, B-IN)
Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)

Syllabus

The seminar reviews selected topics in IT security in a greater depth. Students are expected to work on several assignments and a term project.
Applications of cryptographic mechanisms, especially of the public key techniques.
Block ciphers and modes of operation. AES, DES.
Key management and protocols.
Authentication.
Security in communications and networks.
Biometrics.
Role of standards and evaluation (criteria).
Risk assessment and analysis.
Regulations, legislation, restrictions.
Up-to-date topics are also set during the term.
This course is given in English. Assignments are to be handed in also in English, yet final exam answers and term project are accepted in both Czech and English.

Literature

STALLINGS, William. Cryptography and network security :principles and practice. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1999. xvii, 569. ISBN 0-13-869017-0. info
MENEZES, A. J., Paul van OORSCHOT and Scott A. VANSTONE. Handbook of applied cryptography. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997. xiii, 780. ISBN 0-8493-8523-7. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Written exam (closed book) 40%, term project 30% and assignments throughout the term also 30%. Course and assignments are given in English. Assignments are to be handed in also in English, yet final exam answers and term project are accepted in both Czech and English.

Language in which the course is taught