IST 665 - Secure Networking (3 credits)

(Prereq: Admission to the Master of Science in Information Systems Technology program or permission of the instructor) This course is designed to equip students with applications and practice of cryptography in securing wired/wireless networks and Internet. Following techniques are studied: classical systems, symmetric block ciphers, linear and differential cryptanalysis, public-key cryptography, cryptographic protocols, hash functions, authentication, key management, key exchange, signature schemes and how it can be applied to secure network infrastructure, firewalls, digital right management, and related topics. F, S, Su.