Network Security

Course Title: Network Security
Course No. CSC 455
Nature of Course: Theory (3Hrs.)+Lab (3Hrs.)
Semester: VI
    

1. Introduction
• Computer Secutiry Concepts
• The OSI Security Architecture
• Security Attacks
• Secutiry Mechanisms
• A Model for Network Security
2. Key Management and Distribution
• Symmetric Key Distribution Using Symmetric Encryption
• Symmetric Key Distribution Using Asymmetric Encryption
• Distribution of Public Keys
• X.509 Certicates
• Public Key Infrastructure
3. User Authentication Protocols
• Remote User Authentication Principles
• Remote User Authentication Using Symmetric Encryption
• Kerberos
• Remote User Authencation Using Asymmetric Encryption
• Federated Identity Management
4. Transport-Level Security
• Web Secutiry Issues
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• HTTPS
• Secure Shell (SSH)
5. Wireless Network Security
• IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Overview
• IEEE 802.11i Wireless LAN Security
• Wireless Application Protocol Overview
• Wireless Transport Layer Security
• WAP End-to-End Security
6. Electronic Mail Security
• Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
• S/MIME
• DomainKeys Idenfied Mail (DKIM)
7. IP Security
• IP Security Overview
• IP Security Policy
• Encapsulating Security Payload
• Combining Security Associations
• Internet Key Exchange
• Cryptographic Suites
8. Cyber Security Overview