MY TEACHING

Course Name: Network Security

Course Codes: INSE630E, INSE840E, INSE240E, INSE840C, INSE240C

Session: January - May; Even Semester

Venue: Room No. 5206, CC-III

Syllabus:-

Introduction: Security Goals, Attacks, Security Services and Mechanisms.

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Fundamentals of Cryptography: Revision to NP Problems, One-Way Function, Symmetric Cryptography, Asymmetric Cryptography, Hash Function, MAC Function, Digital Signature, RSA, Discrete Log Problem, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Block Cipher vs. Stream Cipher.

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Entity Authentication: Password based Authentication, Challenge Response Protocols, Zero-Knowledge Protocols, Biometric Authentication.

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Key Management: Symmetric Key Distribution, KERBEROS, Symmetric Key Agreement, Diffie-Hellman Key Establishment, Public Key Distribution.

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Application Layer Security in Internet: E-mail Security, PGP, S/MIME, DKIM.

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Transport Layer Security in Internet: SSL Architecture and Protocols, SSL Message Formats, S-TLS Protocol.

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Network Layer Security in Internet: IPSec. Protocol – two modes of operation, AH & ESP Protocol, Security Association and Security Policy Management in IPSec., IKE Protocol, ISAKMP Protocol.

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WLAN (IEEE 802.11) Security: IEEE802.11 WLAN Overview, WLAN Threats, IEEE 802.11i WLAN Security Protocol - WEP, WPA, RSN.

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Advanced Wireless Networks and Their Security Issues: Security in MANET, VANET, WSN etc.

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Formal Verification of Security Protocols: Introduction to formal verification of security protocol, BAN Logic Analysis.