Course overview

Below you can find my lecture notes, and see the general structure of the course.

Examination

This course uses continuous examination. See separate page for details. Items marked [B] are part of the basic block, [E] are part of the extension block.

  1. Introduction and overview [chapters 1-2] [B]
  2. Identification and authentication [chapter 3] [B]
  3. Cryptology overview [chapter 11] [B]
  4. Network security [chapter 13] [E]
  5. Software security [chapter 14] [E]
  6. "New" Access Control paradigms [chapter 15] [E]
  7. Access control [chapter 4] [B]
  8. Reference monitors [chapter 5] [E]
  9. Security models part 1 and part 2 [chapters 8-9] [B]
  10. Unix security [chapter 6] [E]
  11. Windows security [chapter 7] [E]
  12. Distributed systems security [chapter 12] [E]
  • Small project with written and oral presentation, on a more narrow subject of your choice. [E]