Secure Communications
Course title: Secure Communications
Code: FEIT10Z036
Number of credits (ECTS): 6
Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0
Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: Passed: Random Signals and Information Theory, Taken course: Digital Telecommunications 2 or Digital transmission of information or Introduction to Telecommunications
Course goals/Competences: Introduction to cryptographic techniques, algorithms and protocols, historical development, modern trends and their usage in different applications. Introduction to concepts of providing reliable communications across different types of networks and systems.
Total available number of classes: 180
Curriculum: Need for secure communications. Overview of cryptographic concepts, techniques and protocols. Key distribution. Development of cryptography and cryptoanalysis through centuries. Cryptographic standards: DES and AES. Public-key cryptosystems. One-way (hash) functions. Digital signature. Quantum key cryptography. Security in various telecommunication networks and systems. Security services. Security mechanisms in IP networks (IPsec, TLS, etc.). Security mechanisms in wireless technologies (GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX, WLAN, Bluetooth, etc.). Examples and implementations.
Literature:
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Compulsory literature |
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W. Stallings |
Cryptography and Network Security, Principles and Practices |
Prentice Hall |
2011 |
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2 |
P. Chandra |
Bulletproof Wireless Security |
Elsevier |
2005 |
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Internal script for Secure Communication (theory, slides and exercises) |
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Further literature |
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No. |
Author |
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Publisher |
Year |
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William Stalings |
Cryptography and Network Security (Fourth Edition) |
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2010 |
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2 |
Simsons Garfinkel and Gene Spaford |
Safety and protection of network traffic |
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2010 |
