IT913

Course Name: 

Computer Network Security (IT913)

Programme: 

Ph.D

Credits (L-T-P): 

4

Content: 

Security at the Application Layer: Email architecture, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), S/MIME. Security at the Transport Layer (SSL and TLS): SSL architecture, Four protocols, SSL message formats, Transport Layer Security, Secure Electronic Transaction. Security at the Network Layer (IPSec) : Two modes, Two Security protocols, Security Association, Security Policy, Internet Key Exchange, ISAKMP. Intruder: Intruder, Intrusion Detection, Password Management. Malicious Software : Viruses and Related Threats, Virus Countermeasures, Distributed Denail of Service Attack. Firewall : Firewall Design Principles, Trusted systems, Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. Authentication : Kerberos V4 and V5, X.509 Authentication Service, Public Key Infrastructure. Physical Layer Security:Shannon’s perfect secrecy, Secure Communication over Noisy Channel, Channel Coding for Secrecy, Secret Key Agreement from noisy observation, Active attacks, Physical Layer Security and Classical Cryptography.

References: 

William Stallings, “Cryptography and Network Security”, Third Edition.
William Stallings, “Network Security Essentials”, Third Edition.
Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Cryptography and Network Security”, McGraw Hill.
Jie Wang, " Computer Network Security Theory and Practice ", Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York.
William Stallings, " Cryptography and Network security P rinciples and Practice" ,Fifth Edition.
Kwok T. Fung, "Network Security Technologies", Second Edition, A uerbach Publications, A CRC Press Company.
Joseph Migga Kizza, "A guide to Computer Network Security", Springer Publications.

Department: 

Information Technology

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Head of the Department,
Department of Information Technology,
National Institute of Technology Karnataka,
SurathkalP. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Ph.:    +91-824-2474056
Email:  hodit [at] nitk [dot] edu [dot] in
 

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