CS 6v81 - Network Security

Tentative Course Schedule

Week

Date

Description

Notes

Reading/Resources

1

1/18

Introduction

 

 

2

1/23 Intro to Crypto    

2

1/25 Modes of Operation    

3

1/30 Hashes and Message Digests, Public Key Crypto   Reading List for Hands-on Exercises

3

2/1 Authentication Systems Homework 1  

4

2/6 Security Handshake Pitfalls    

4

2/8 Security Handshake Pitfalls, cont'd,  Kerberos and PKI    

5

2/13 Kerberos and PKI    

5

2/15 TCP/IP Security - Protocol Overview
LAN Attacks
Homework 2  

6

2/20 Network Layer Attacks Programming Project PIM-Attacks

6

2/22 Transport Layer Attacks Homework 3  

7

2/27 Transport Layer Attacks, cont'd    

7

2/29 Real-Time Communication Security    

8

3/5 IPsec (AH and ESP)   Security Animations

8

3/7 Exam 1    

9

3/12

Spring Break

   

9

3/14

Spring Break

   

10

3/19 SSL/TLS + SSL/TLS Measurement Paper   SSL/TLS Measurement Paper

10

3/21 BGP Security   BGP Security Survey

11

3/26 Firewalls & Intrusion Detection Systems (INFOCOM Conference) Homework 4 Designing Firewalls

11

3/28 Firewall lab exercise (INFOCOM Conference) Lab 1 Firewall Lab Supplement 1
Firewall Lab Supplement 2
Firewall Lab Network Configuration

12

4/2 BGP Security, cont'd   Cyber Games Lab Supplement

12

4/4 Guest Lecture - TBA    

13

4/9 WLAN Security   NIST Guide on WLAN Security

13

4/11 Cyber Games exercise Lab 2 (CTF) Capture the Flag event this weekend

14

4/16 DoS Defense    

14

4/18 Capture the Flag (CTF) Event Discussion    

15

4/23 DoS Defense, cont'd   Hybrid IP Traceback

15

4/25 E-mail Security    

16

4/30 TBA    

16

5/2 Exam 2