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Valid for year : 2003
 
TDDC03 Information Security, Second Course, 7,5 ECTS credits.
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For:   C   D   IT  

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Computer Science

  Advancement level (A-D): D

Aim:
The course provides deeper studies in chosen topics in the area of information security.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic course in security (e.g. TSIT84 or TSIT85).

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course consists of two parts, an overview part and an individual deeper studies part. The overview consists mainly of lectures and a study of literature. The deeper studies consist of an individual project in a sub-field of information security.

Course contents:
Part 1: This part deals with theory and is based on lectures and a literature study. The detailed contents can vary from year to year based on ongoing research at LiU and current research in the field. Mainly the following topics are addressed: - Risk and vulnerability analysis - Security in mobile systems /mobile networks - Evaluation standards, e.g. Common Criteria - Copy protection - Mobile code (virus, agents, applets etc) - Current research at LiU (can coincide with other topics) - Standards and common implementations in the field. Part 2: In this part the students perform an individual project, where each student studies one of the topics of part 1 or another topic whitin the field. The project can be of theoretical of practical nature.

Course literature:
To be decided. See literature list on the course home page

Examination:
Written examination
Written report. Ends with a common seminar day
2 p
3 p
 



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies:
Examiner: Nahid Shahmehri
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/04/2003