INFS 766: INTERNET SECURITY PROTOCOLS

Professor Ravi Sandhu

Spring 2002, Wednesday 4:30pm - 7:10pm, Robinson B208

www.profsandhu.com/infs766

Important Notice:

• There is a change in schedule for later half of the course, posted on 1/30/02.
• There will be no class on April. Instead a reading assignment has been posted.
• Force adds were handed out on the first day of class. The class is now closed and no more force adds will be given.
• This is a tough course. We cover a lot of difficult material, without any text book. The source material is mostly arcane RFCs that are hard to read. So be prepared and don't let yourself get surprised.

Course Prerequisites:    

• Must have completed INFS 612. Concurrent enrollment in INFS 612 is not sufficient.
• Please do not ask me if you have the equivalent of INFS 612. Make your own judgment, at your own risk.
• Must be internet, web and pdf (get Acrobat Reader here) capable.
• There are NO EXCEPTIONS to these prerequisites. SORRY!

Grading:    

• Grades will be based on 2 closed book in-class examinations.
• Both examinations have equal weightage
• Please do not miss the examinations. Please schedule business travel, etcetera to avoid conflict. SORRY NO EXCEPTIONS.
• There are no makeup examinations and no extra-credit assignments
• Final grades will be assigned by "curving" overall class performance.

Schedule:    

• Schedule for later half of the course was updated on 1/29/02. Further adjustments are not anticipated.
• Jan-23-02: Firewalls Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Jan-30-02: Firewalls (continued)
• Feb-6-02: Cryptography in network protocols Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Feb-13-02: Cryptography in network protocols (continued)
• Feb-20-02: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Feb-27-02: review
• Mar-6-02: Examination 1 on lectures to date. Closed book. In class.
• Mar-13-02: No class. GMU Spring Break. Have a good one!
• Mar-20-02: Digital certificates Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Mar-27-02: IPSEC Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Apr-3-02: No class. Reading assignment
• Apr-10-02: IPSEC (continued)
• Apr-17-02: Kerberos Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• Apr-24-02: PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Slides 2/page | Slides 6/page
• May-1-02: review
• May-8-02: Examination 2 on lectures since examination 1. Closed book. In class.

Selected examination questions from prior years:    

• Are available here.
• Use at your own risk.
• Examination format is subject to be change and will be discussed in class,

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