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Network Security
Amir Rezapour
Institute of Information Security,
National Tsing Hua University
Syllabus
• Internet Security Services
– Confidentiality, Integrity, Authentication, Access Control
• Basic Cryptography
– Secret-Key & Public-Key Cryptography, Hash Functions
• Internet Security Practices
– Security Protocols: IPsec, IKE, SSL/TLS
– Firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Selected topics on cryptography
– Bitcoin
• Selected topics on network security
– Botnet Detection
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Syllabus
• Does not include:
– Attacking (Cryptanalysis)
– Secure Programming
– Router or Server Administration
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The Classes
• Lectures
– Wednesdays, 6:30 pm – 9:20 pm
• Office Hours
– By appointment
– Email: ce.a.rezapour@gmail.com
• TA
– Lina (shubhranshi.nthu1@gmail.com)
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The Classes
• Homework
– Symmetric-Key, and Public-Key
– Security Protocols and Authentication
– IPSec, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Exams
– Mid-Term (Security Services, Cryptography)
– Final (Everything!)
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The Classes
• Evaluation
– Homework: 30% +
• Assignments 3 ×10%
• Practical experiments 2 ×10% [bonus points]
– Mid-Term 30%
– Final 40%
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Textbooks
• William Stallings, Network Security Essentials:
Application and Standards [4th Ed.], Pearson & Prentice
Hall, 2010.
• William Stallings, Cryptography & Network Security –
Principles & Practice [4th Ed.], Pearson & Prentice Hall,
2006.
• Hans Delfs, Helmut Knebl, Introduction to Cryptography:
Principles and Applications (2nd Ed.), Springer, 2007.
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