DM524: Computer Security (5 ECTS)

STADS: 15002401

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period

To be announced.

Teacher responsible
Email: kornerup@imada.sdu.dk

Timetable
There is no timetable available for the chosen semester.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The content of DM510 (Operating Systems) must be known.

Course introduction
The purpose of this course is to give an understanding of the issues involved in computer security, for prevention and detection of security problems.

Qualifications
The student is expected to achieve knowledge about security problems in stand-alone or network-based applications, specifically to be able to identify:

- essential security problems in a specific computer system (perform risk analysis), and model these security concerns in systems by adapting standard security models,

- methods for establishing access control, authentification and authorization for securing systems and data,

- security problems related to confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, non-repudiation and reliability; and be able to propose safeguards to handle these problems,

- and describe fundamental properties of standard symmetrical and public-key encryption algorithms,

- the kinds of problem areas where encryption is applicable, and the kinds of problems which may have to be considered when applying encryption.

Expected learning outcome
The student is expected to achieve knowledge about security problems in stand-alone or network-based applications, specifically to be able to identify:

• essential security problems in a specific computer system (perform risk analysis), and model these security concerns in systems by adapting standard security models
• methods for establishing access control, authentification and authorization for securing systems and data
• security problems related to confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, non-repudiation and reliability; and be able to propose safeguards to handle these problems
• and describe fundamental properties of standard symmetrical and public-key encryption algorithms
• the kinds of problem areas where encryption is applicable, and the kinds of problems which may have to be considered when applying encryption

Subject overview
Security requirements, models and evaluation, identification and authentication, access control, the security kernel, security in example operating systems, challenges to security, security in distributed systems and on the World Wide Web, basic cryptography, network security.

Literature

Meddeles ved kursets start.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral exam. External examiner. Marks according to the Danish 13-scale.
Obligatory reports. Passed/not passed.

A 30 minute oral examination with 30 minutes preparation. In addition, there is a mandatory project which must be approved before taking the examination. Examination only when the course has been taught.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger (21 timer) og eksaminatorietimer (21 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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