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Department of Computer Science The Volgenau School of Engineering ISA 656 Network Security |
Instructor:
Ahmed
Alazzawe
Office Location: Engineering Building Room 5328 (5th floor)
Office Hours: Wednesday 5:00 to 7:00 PM or by appointment
Office
Number:
(703) 993-3339
E-mail: aalazza1 at gmu dot edu (please prefix the subject
of your message with ISA-656)
Course Description
ISA
656.001 CRN 75720 (3:3:0)
Tuesdays 7:20 - 10:00 PM in the Engineering Building Room 1505
Prerequisite: ISA 562 and INFS 612 or
CS 555.
This course is an in-depth introduction to the theory and practice of
network security. It assumes basic knowledge of cryptography and its applications
in modern network protocols. Studies firewalls architectures and virtual
private networks and provides deep coverage of widely used network security
protocols such as SSL, TLS, SSH, Kerberos, IPSec, IKE, and LDAP. It covers
countermeasures to distributed denial of service attacks, security of routing
protocols and the Domain Name System, e-mail security and spam countermeasures,
wireless security, multicast security, and trust negotiation. (From GMU
Catalog)
Class Schedule
A
detailed schedule
is available to registered students on Blackboard
(gmu.blackboard.edu).
Network Security, Private
Communication in a Public World 2nd Edition by C. Kaufman;
ISBN: 0130460192
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The grade consists of:
30% Assignments
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Academic Integrity
GMU is an Honor
Code university; please see the Office for Academic Integrity for a full
description of the code and the honor committee process. The principle of
academic integrity is taken very seriously and violations are treated gravely.
What does academic integrity mean in this course? Essentially this: when you
are responsible for a task, you will perform that task. When you rely on
someone else’ s work in an aspect of the performance
of that task, you will give full credit in the proper, accepted form. Another
aspect of academic integrity is the free play of ideas. Vigorous discussion and
debate are encouraged in this course, with the firm expectation that all
aspects of the class will be conducted with civility and respect for differing
ideas, perspectives, and traditions. When in doubt (of any kind) please ask for
guidance and clarification.
Disability
Statement
If you have a
documented learning disability or other condition that may affect academic
performance you should: 1) make sure this documentation is on file with the
Office for Disability Services (SUB I, Rm. 4205; 993-2474; http://ods.gmu.edu) to determine the accommodations
you need; and 2) talk with me to discuss your accommodation needs.