Course content

Cryptography; symmetric and public-key, cryptographic protocols, key distribution, authentication, digital signature structures. Network security; access control, services and mechanisms for authentication, IPSec, application layer security and secure network management. System security; intrusion detection, malicious software, firewalls, identification.

Learning outcome

The course will provide knowledge of and best practice skills for information security technology and methods.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, technical essay, laboratories and exercises. The course can be held in English if international students attend. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a written final exam (60%), report (20%) and exercise (20%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Technical essay
• Exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic knowledge in discrete mathematics and algebra (e.g. TMA4140 Discrete Mathematics) and data communications (e.g. TTM4100 Communications - Services and Networks).

Course materials

1. William Stallings: Cryptography and Network Security, Fourth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006. Support litterature (In Norwegian):
Svein J. Knapskog: Informasjonssikkerhet i internett, Tapir Akademisk Forlag, 2005,
2. Power Point Slides given during the lectures.

Credit reductions