Durée
30h Th, 6h Pr, 10h Labo., 30h Proj.
Nombre de crédits
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
The course alternates theoretical lessons with practical ones. Three main themes tackled during the semester are: cryptography, networking, and system security. The course is organized as follows:
Adminstrative Details
Introduction
Part 1: Cryptography
- Chapter 1: Mathematics for Cryptography
- Chapter 2: Concepts
- Chapter 3: Symmetric Cryptography
- Chapter 4: Asymmetric Cryptography
- Chapter 5: Authentication
- Chapter 6: Key Distribution
- Chapter 1: Networking Background
- Chapter 2: Firewalls
- Chapter 3: Proxies
- Chapter 4: Intrusion Detection Systems
- Chapter 5: Network Attacks
- Chapter 6: Spam
- Chapter 7: Virology
- Chapter 1: Passwords
- Chapter 2: Exploits
- Chapter 3: Web Security
- Chapter 4: Biometry
- Chapter 5: Access Control
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
The objective of this course is to provide a first vision of the computer security and raise students awareness of computers security.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- defend needs of protection and security
- identify advantages and drawbacks, in term of security, of a computer system
- expose fundamental principles in the set-to against computer criminality
- develop a computer-based solution to a security issue
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.2, III.1, IV.3, IV.4, VI.1, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.6 of the MSc in computer science and engineering.
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
Each student is supposed to be able to program with a classic programming language (C - equivalent to course INF0902).
In addition, the student must have a basic knowledge of networking (equivalent to course INFO0010) and computation structures (equivalent to course INFO0012).
To make easier laboratory sessions and assignments, each student should be familiar with a Unix environment (Linux, Mac OS X, Free BSD, OpenBSD).
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
In addition to theoretical courses, several practical sessions are organized in order to illustrate the theoretical lessons.
First, two exercices sessions (cryptography, firewall rules) are proposed (in class). Second, five labs (cryptography, firewall, network security, exploit, web attacks) are organised. Those labs are based on VMs (available on the course website) and are supposed to be deployed on students' laptops. Attending the labs is mandatory
Finally, two assignments (securying network + security news) are proposed over the semester. Doing the assignmnents is mandatory.
The course is entirely given in English.
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel, à distance, hybride)
Cours donné exclusivement en présentiel
Explications complémentaires:
The course is given during the 1st semester. Theoretical lessons are based on slides. The audience is supposed to actively participate to lessons and to take additional notes. If possible, one or several seminars will be organized, seminars in which professional in computer security will give a talk.
Supports de cours, lectures obligatoires ou recommandées
Slides are available in electronic version (i.e., PDF) on the course web page. Exercises are also available on the web page. Students are supposed to have, before each lesson, the slides and exercises. Lab and assignment subjects and VMs are made availabe on the course web page.
None book is mandatory. However, for students willing to go further, those books might be a good starting point (additional references are also provided in the slides):
- N. Ferguson, B. Schneier, T. Kohno. Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications. Ed. Wiley. 2010
- B. Schneier. Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C. Ed. Wiley. 2015
- M. T. Goodrich, R. Tamassia. Introduction to Computer Security. Ed. Pearson. 2010.
- Wm. A. Conklin, G. G. White, C. Cothren, D. Williams, R. L. Davis. Principles of Computer Secrutiy. Security+ and Beyond. Ed. Mc Graw Hill Higher Eduction. 2004.
- W. Stallings. Computer Security: Principles and Practice. Ed. Prentice Hall. 2011.
- W. Stallings. Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice. Ed. Pearson. 2010.
- G. Avoine, P. Junod, P. Oechslin. "Computer System Security". EPFL Press. 2007.
- D. Vergnaud. "Exercices et Problèmes de Cryptographie". Editions Dunod. 2012.
- W. Du. "SEED: A Suite of Instructional Laboratories for Computer SEcurity EDucation". In Proc. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. March 2007.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
Examen(s) en session
Toutes sessions confondues
- En présentiel
évaluation orale
Travail à rendre - rapport
Evaluation continue
Informations complémentaires:
Students are graded in two ways: continuous evaluation (45% of the final grade) and oral exam (55% of the final grade).
Continuous Evaluation
During the semester, students will be evaluated several times
- Lab Reports. A short report is expected at the end of each lab (a simple text file to fill in). Those reports must be done individidually. 5 labs are scheduled, each of them accounting for 5% of the final grade
- Assignment 1. this is about securying a network through NATs and firewalls configuration in iptables. This assignment must be done by teams of two and counts for 15% of the final grade with respect to the written test (see below).
- Written test. A written test will follow Assignment 1 and first labs. The Assignement 1 grade will be dependent of the written test (geometric average).
- Assignment 2. each team (same as for Assignment 1) is required to give a 5 minute short presentation (+ 5min Q/A -- all in English) on recent information security related news published online (or in classic newspapers) after September, 18th, 2017. The score will be given based on (1) the relevance of the news to the course; and (2) the cogency of the presentation. This assignment counts for 5% of the final grade.
Oral Exam
It is about the theoretical part of the course. Any student randomly selects one question and prepares its answer on the board. It counts for 55% of the final grade.
Resit
In case of failure in June, a student must:
- improve Assignment 1 if the grade is below 10/20. This must be done individually. Assigment 1 will count for 15% of the final grade. Note that if the assignment grade during the semester was above 10/20, the grade is automatically reported in the resit. No support (Q/A, explanations) will be provided during the summer.
- assignment 2 does count in the resit (there is no report neither improvement possible)
- lab reports are taken into account if they turn to student advantage (i.e., lab report grades > oral exam grade).
- the oral exam must be redone. It accounts either for 85% (no lab reports) or 60% (lab reports grades are integrated in the final grade)
Stage(s)
Remarques organisationnelles et modifications principales apportées au cours
The course is given during the first semester.
Contacts
Coordinator/Lecturer: Benoit Donnet -- Office 1.87b (B28)
TA: Florian Dekinder -- Office 1.75 (B28)