FI:P018 Seminar on Information Technol

P018 Seminar on Information Technology Security

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

0/3. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D. (lecturer)

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Prerequisites

P017 IT Securtiy
Prerequisites: P017, registration to be discussed with the instructor (mail to matyas@fi.muni.cz).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

The seminar reviews selected topics in IT security in a greater depth. Students are expected to deliver solutions to several assignments and a term project. The project is essential to the final colloquy in the end of the term.
Topics of the seminars cover applications of cryptographic mechanisms, especially of the public key techniques.
Key management.
Authentication.
Security in communications and networks.
Personal security and professional ethics.
Role of standards and evaluation (criteria).
State restrictions and cryptography.
Up-to-date topics are also set during the term.

Literature

MENEZES, A. J., Paul van OORSCHOT and Scott A. VANSTONE. Handbook of applied cryptography. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997, xiii, 780. ISBN 0-8493-8523-7. info
SCHNEIER, Bruce. Applied cryptography : protocols, algorithms, and source code in C. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, xxiii, 758. ISBN 0471128457. info
HÖNIGOVÁ, Alena and Václav ml. MATYÁŠ. Anglicko-česká terminologie bezpečnosti informačních technologií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 1996, v, 95 s. ISBN 80-85896-44-3. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Obvykle korenspondenční výuka (Internet), úkoly zadávané během celého semestru a blokové semináře ke shrnutí probrané problematiky.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/matyas/lecture/p018.html