CSE5210

Advances in information security

(IT)

C Avram

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: COT4230 and COT4350, CSE9801 + Prohibition: COT5210

Synopsis: The security requirements of parties to a transaction: privacy, proof of identity, ownership, licence, signature, notarisation, date of action, certification of origination and/or receipt. Cryptography: types of cryptoanalytic attacks on a cryptosystem, cryptographic systems, protocols. Secret-key systems: information theory, one-time pads, DES, pseudorandom number generators, current developments. Public-key systems: one-way functions, public-key distribution, RSA cryptosystems, current developments. Applications: WWW security, digital signature, X.509 certificates, the electronic wallet, contract negotiation and signature, smartcard applications.

Assessment: Written (3000 words): 50% + Practical work: 50%