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Mohamed G. Gouda                                Network Protocol Security
Spring 2008                                     CS 386S
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This course covers the foundations for the protocols that are currently being 
used to provide security to the Internet. We also cover some of the protocols
that are being used to provide security to the Internet: SSL and TLS, PKI and 
Certificate Systems, Passwords and Secure Cookies, IPsec, Ingress filtering, 
and Firewalls. 

The list of topics we plan to cover in this course is as follows.

	1.  Abstract Protocols
	2.  Protocol adversaries
	3.  Security keys, nonces, and message digests
	4.  Assignment of symmetric keys
	5.  Certificate systems
	6.  Certificate dispersal
	7.  Authentication protocols
	8.  SSL and TLS
	9.  Password and secure cookie protocols
	10. Privacy and integrity protocols
	11. Antireplay protocols
	12. Nonrepudiation protocols
	13. Anonymity protocols
	14. IP Security (IPsec)
	15. Firewall analysis
	16. Firewall design
	17. Ingress filtering and Hop integrity
	18. Secure group communication

There is no textbook for this course but there are references that I will
mention during the lectures and suggest that you study. Attending the
lectures is very important. You also need to cultivate friends among your
classmates so that they can come to your rescue when you happen to miss
a class.
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Grade: 
	Ten Quizes, each is worth 3 points.
        Two Midterms, each is worth 20 points.
        One Project is worth 30 points.
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Midterm and project due dates:
	First midterm is on March 6 in class.
	Last midterm is on May 1 in class.
	The project is due on May 8 - by noon.
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Instructor:
	Name:			Mohamed G. Gouda (gouda@cs.utexas.edu)
	Office: 		Taylor Hall 3.112
	Office Hours:		Wednesdays: 01:00-02:00 pm
	Office Phone:		512 - 471 - 9532
	Home Phone:		512 - 345 - 6134 (before 9 pm)
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Teaching Assistant:
	Name:			Taehwan Choi (ctlight@cs.utexas.edu)
	Office:			ENS 31NQ Desk #2
	Office Hours:		Monday: 11:00-12:00 noon
				Thursay: 1:00-2:00
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