Introduction: Computer Security concepts-Security Attacks-Security Services-Security Mechanisms-A Model for Network Security-Internet and Web Resources-Cryptography: Symmetric Encryption principles-Symmetric Block Encryption Algorithms-Stream Ciphers and RC4.
Public-Key Cryptography and Message Authentication: Approaches to Message Authentication-Secure Hash functions-Message authentication codes-Public key cryptography Principles –Public key Cryptography Algorithms-Digital Signatures-Network security applications.
Transport layer security: Web security Consideration-Secure socket Layer and Transport Layer Security-HTTPs-Secure shell(SSH).Wireless Network Security: IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Overview-Wireless Application Protocol Overview-Wireless Transport Layer Security-WAP End-to-End security.
Electronic Mail Security: Pretty Good Privacy-S/MIME-Domain keys Identified mail. IP security: Overview-IP Security Policy-Encapsulating Security payload-Internet key Exchange. System Security: Intruders-Intrusion Detection-Password Management.
Malicious Software: Types of malicious software-Viruses-Virus Countermeasures-Worms-Distributed Denial of Service Attacks. Firewalls: The Need for Firewalls-Firewall Characteristics-Types of Firewalls-Firewall Basing-Firewall location and Configurations.
Reference Book:
1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, “Cryptography and network security”, McGraw Hill Education 2015, 3rd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-9339220945. 2. Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner, “Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World”, Second Edition, Pearson Education, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-0130460196 3. William Stallings, “Cryptography and network security: Principles and practices”, Pearson Education 2016 7th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-9332585225.
Text Book:
William Stallings, “Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards”, 4th Edition, 2011 Pearson Education, ISBN 13:978-0-13-610805-4.
