CS 336/536 Computer Network Security
This is the schedule for the SUMMER TERM 2011 (summer 2012 expected to be similar)
CLASS MEETS 5:30 - 7:35pm Tuesdays and Thursdays
Required Lab: after class, Tuesdays or Thursdays
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Anthony Barnard (barnard@cis.uab.edu)
www.cis.uab.edu/barnard/barnard.html, 143 Campbell Hall
LAB INSTRUCTOR Michael Jackson
PREREQUISITE CS 334/534 or permission of instructor
REQUIRED BOOKS Network Security Essentials
by William Stallings, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011
Lab Manual will be available in UAB Bookstore
(Mandatory purchase)
SCHEDULE (tentative, except for exams)
Class meeting Material
No. day date chapter(s) topic(s) lab
1 Thu June 2 1 & 2 Introduction, Conventional Encryption
2 Tue 7 2 Encryption, Message Confidentiality
3 Thu 9 3 Message Authentication
4 Tue 14 3 Public-Key Cryptography
5 Thu 16 4 Authentication (X.509)
6 Tue 21 7 E-Mail Security (PGP) Lab 0
7 Thu 23 7 E-mail Security (S/MIME) Lab 0
8 Tue 28 8 IP Security Lab 1
9 Thu 30 8 IP Security (IPSec) Lab 1
10 Tue July 5 EXAM #1 (closed book, Chs 1-4 & Ch 7 + supplements)
11 Thu 7 8 IP Security (ISAKMP) Lab 2
12 Tue 12 5 WWW Security (SSL/TLS) Lab 2
13 Thu 14 5 SSH Lab 3
14 Tue 19 - IEEE 802.11 WEP failure Lab 3
15 Thu 21 6 IEEE 802.11 WPA/TKIP Lab 4
16 Tue 26 - TBA Lab 4
E July 28 or August 2 - EXAM #2 (closed book, Chs 5, 6,& 8 + supplements)
(date to be specified later by the Registrar)
CS 336 GRADES Exam #1 45% Exam #2 45% Lab completion 10%
"A" > 90% total credit; "B" > 80% total credit
"C" > 70% total credit; "D" > 60% total credit
"F" <= 60% total credit
CS 536 GRADES As for CS 336, with the addition of a term paper
due July 26, 2011.
MAKE-UP EXAMS It will not be possible to give make-up exams;
please do not register for this course if you cannot be
present at the scheduled exams (July 5 and August ?).
CLASS ATTENDANCE is expected and class participation is encouraged.
last updated March 15, 2011