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Department of Computer Science & Engineering

National Institute of Technology Srinagar

Course Title Network Security Semester 7th

Department Computer Science & Course Code CST417


Engineering

Credits 04 L T P

Course Type Theory 3 1 0

Course Objectives

• To help the students to understand important security goals in the networks-


Confidentiality, Integrity, Authenticity, Non-repudiation and Availability and
cryptographic techniques to implement these security goals.
• To provide a necessary review of mathematical concepts to implement different
cryptographic techniques to achieve the network security goals and then provides a
deeper dive to the field of cryptography- symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography
and methods to implement them.
• The course provides a top down approach to explore the security implementations in
different network layers-application, transport and network.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course the students should be able to:

• Visualize the security goals clearly in the networks.


• Analyse the basic concepts of network security to predict and classify attacks on a
system/network.
• Understand and apply authentication techniques to provide secure communication.
• Assess the security threats to ICT infrastructure using modern tools such as firewalls,
UTMs, etc.
Course Synopsis

Cryptography, classical encryption, Divisibility, Modular Arithmetic,Random Numbers.

Course Outline / Content

Unit Topics Week

1. Introduction 1

Review of Layered Architecture of the Network - the OSI


Reference Model, Computer Security Concepts, The OSI

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Security Architecture, Security - Attacks, Services and
Mechanisms.

2. Cryptography Introduction: Classical Encryption 1


Techniques

Techniques for Implementing Security Goals: An Overview of


Cryptography and Steganography, A brief recap of cryptographic
principles and motivations for secure network, General thoughts
on breaking the cryptosystems.

3. Review & Self Study - Mathematics for Symmetric Key 2


Cryptography

Review of important mathematical concepts: Divisibility,


Modular Arithmetic, Groups and Rings. Classical Encryption
Techniques - Substitution and Transposition

4. Random Number (PRN) Generation and Stream Cipher 2

Random Numbers, True Random Number Generators, Pseudo


Random Numbers - principles and generators, Cryptographically
Secure Random Number Generators, One Time Pad, Stream
Cipher- RC4

5. Block Ciphers - Data Encryption Standard (DES) and 2


Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Block Cipher Structure, Introduction to Data Encryption


Standard, Triple DES - introduction, structure & implementation,

Fields, Finite Fields - GF(p), GF(2n) and polynomial arithmetic.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - Introduction, structure &

implementation.

6. Block Cipher Operations 2

Modes of Operations, Electronic Code Book Mode, Cipher


Block Chaining Mode, Output Feedback Mode, Cipher Feedback
Mode, Counter Mode, Enhancing the Security of Block Ciphers:
Multiple Encryption, 3DES and DESX, Meet-in-the Middle
Attack.

7. Data Integrity 2

Introduction & Motivation, Hash Functions from Block Cipher,


Message Digest (MD) Hash Family, Secure Hash Algorithm

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(SHA-1 and SHA-3), Message Authentication Codes (MAC).

8. Review & Self Study - Mathematics for Asymmetric Key 2


Cryptography

Review of important mathematical concepts used in asymmetric


key cryptography – Euclidean and Extended Euclidean
Algorithm, Euler’s Phi Function, Prime Numbers and Primality
Testing, Euler's and Fermat's Theorem.

9. Asymmetric Key Cryptography 1

Introduction & Principles of Asymmetric Key Cryptography,


Different Public Key Algorithms, Introduction to RSA, RSA in
Practice and Attacks, Diffe-Hellman Key Exchange.

10. Digital Signatures 1

Introduction & Motivation, Principles and Applications, RSA


based Digital Signature, RSA Probilistic Signature Scheme.

11. Mutual Trust - Key Management and User Authentication 1

Introduction and challenges in key distribution, Symmetric Key


Distribution and Agreement, Public Key Distribution, Principles
of user authentication, User Authentication Protocol – Kerberos,
Public-Key Infrastructure.

12. Security at the Application Layer 1

Application Layer Security - Objectives, Issues and Need, Email


Security, Pretty Good Privacy, Secure/Mulitpurpose Internet
Mail Extension, Domain Keys Identfied Mail.

13. Security at the Transport Layer 1

Web Security: Threats and Challenges, Securing Web-based


transactions at the transport layer, Secure Socket Layer,
Transport Layer Security, HTTPS, Combining HTTP and
SSL/TLS - the secure HTTPS, Remote login, Challenges, One
Possible Solution Approach – SSH, Wireless Security – TLS and
WAP End-to-End Security.

14. Security at the Network Layer 1

IP Security: Overview and Policy, Encapsulating Security


Payload, Combining Security Associations, Internet Key
Exchange, Cryptogaphic Suites.

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15. System Security 2

Malwares – Virus, Worms, etc, Malicious Software and Anti-


malwares, Distributed Denial of Service Attacks, Intruders and
Intrusion Detection, Firewall Need and Characteristics, Types of
Firewalls and Biasing, Firewall Location and Confgurations.

Text Books

1. Stallings William: Cryptography and Network Security - Principles and Practice,

Pearson India, 6th Edition, 2014.

References

1. ChristofPaar and Jan Pelzl: Understanding Cryptography - A Textbook for

Students and Practitioners, Springer, 1st Edition, 2010.

2. SchneierBruice: Applied Cryptography : Protocols, Algorithms And Source Code

In C, Wiley India, 2nd Edition, Reprint - 2013.

3. Kurose James F and Keith W. Ross: Computer Networking: A Top-Down

Approach, Pearson India, 5th Edition, 2012.

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