Study Programmes 2015-2016
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Network security policy
Duration :
15h Th, 30h Labo.
Number of credits :
Master in architecture of computer systems (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Samuel Hiard, Guy Leduc
Coordinator :
Guy Leduc
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course covers security of computer networks. It is composed of the following chapters:
  • Network Access Control (firewall)
  • Securing applications (email, DNS)
  • Securing TCP connections (SSL/TLS)
  • Network-layer Security (IPsec)
  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and IPSec Key Exchange Protocol (IKE)
  • Wireless and Mobile Security
Learning outcomes of the course :
At the end of the course students will understand well the basic concepts of network security. They will also know how to configure a firewall.
The projects bring out self-learning and teamwork capabilities, and help improve the writing skills of the students.
All support material in English allow students to improve their knowledge and skills in this langage.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
 
  • Introduction to computer networks
  • Cryptography
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
  • Lectures (15 hours) describing in detail the theoretical and practical concepts of the course
  • One programming assignment per groups of 2 students
  • Lab configuration exercices
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The face-to-face lectures are complemented by projects. The latter are mainly carried out remotely or in the lab.
Recommended or required readings :
Reference books:
James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross. Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach (Sixth Edition), Addison-Wesley, 2012. Also published by Pearson (ISBN 978-0-273-76896-8).
Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner. Network Security - PRIVATE Communication in a PUBLIC World (2nd edition). Prentice-Hall, 2002 (ISBN 0-13-046019-2).
Slides:
Provided in the "Documents" section of the corresponding course on the Chamilo platform.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation is twofold: the practical part (weight of 50%) and an oral exam on the theory (50%). A minimal mark of 8/20 in both parts is necessary to pass.
At the oral exam the student has to expose clearly and in a synthetical way one part of the course, and prove his/her in-depth understanding by answering questions. A student who has not completed his/her projects is not allowed at this exam.
The assessment of the programming assignment will be based on (1) the completeness of the software, (2) the quality of the programming, and (3) the quality of the report.
The second exam session (in September) is identical to the first one, with the same weighting. And students may improve their project as long as they obtained a grade lower than 10/20 for those.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The course is organized during the second term (from February to May). All lectures in French.
Contacts :
Teacher: Samuel Hiard, S.Hiard@ulg.ac.be
Co-Holder : Guy Leduc, Guy.Leduc@ulg.ac.be
 
Items online :
Chamilo
The online resource will be provided in the "Documents" sections of the corresponding course on the Chamilo platform.