Course content

The course will go through all the phases in the secure software development lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation and testing) focusing on how to incorporate security in each phase and what techniques to use. The main focus is on web-based applications.

Learning outcome

The course focuses on software security and how to develop more secure software systems.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and mandatory exercises. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

The students should be familiar with computer programming, programming language concepts and software engineering (e.g. through TDT4100 Object-Oriented Programming, TDT4140 Software Engineering and TDT4165 Programming Languages or similar). Knowledge about information security (equal to the topic TTM4135 Information Security) is an advantage but not required.

Course materials

To be announced at the beginning of the semester.