No required textbook. Reading materials will be provided on the course website and/or distributed in class.
This course requires a basic understanding of computer networks. You are expected to have taken at least one of the following courses:
Your final grade for this course will be based on the following scheme:
| Week | Monday | Wednesday | Sunday (No Class) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
09/23
Administrivia + Security Fundamentals
|
09/27
[Assigned] Assignment 1: Applied Crypto |
|
| 1 |
09/28
Crypto 101
|
09/30
Crypto 102
|
10/04
[Deadline] Applied Crypto - Checkpoint 1 |
| 2 |
10/05
Link Layer + QUIZ
|
10/07
Network Layer 1
|
10/11
|
| 3 |
10/12
Network Layer 2
|
10/14
DNS
|
10/18
[Deadline] Applied Crypto - Checkpoint 2 [Assigned] Assignment 2: Network Security |
| 4 |
10/19
Securing DNS + QUIZ
|
10/21
Routing
|
10/25
[Deadline] Network Security - Checkpoint 1 |
| 5 |
10/26
Midterm Exam - 2PM, 212 Kearney Hall
|
10/28
TLS
|
11/01
|
| 6 |
11/02
Web PKI
|
11/04
Denial of Service
|
11/08
[Deadline] Network Security - Checkpoint 2 [Assigned] Assignment 3: Network OSINT |
| 7 |
11/09
Defense + Access Control + QUIZ
|
11/11
No class - Veterans Day
|
11/15
[Deadline] Network OSINT - Checkpoint 1 |
| 8 |
11/16
Malware
|
11/18
Privacy + Anonymity
|
11/22
|
| 9 |
11/23
Private Messaging + QUIZ
|
11/25
No class - Happy Thanksgiving!
|
11/29
[Deadline] Network OSINT - Checkpoint 2 |
| 10 |
11/30
Internet Censorship
|
12/02
Course Review
|
12/06
|
| Finals |
12/07
No class - Finals Week
|
12/09
Final Exam - 12PM, Location TBD
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