CSE 548: Advanced Computer Network Security

Tentitive Class Schedule
(Schedule is subject to changes during the semester)

Week # Date Schedule of Lecture Notes Schedule of Assignments and Projects
1 2/29

1. Introduction (ppt) (updated on 2/29, 3:30pm)
2. IPv4 Tutorial
3. IPv6 (updated on 3/4 9:25pm)

* Cryptography Reading Materials
  • Group project starts
2 3/5, 3/7

1. IPSec Tutorial
2. IKE for IPsec (updated on 3/7 11:50am)

IPSec Reading materials
3. IPSec Linux Howto
4. IPSecurity (IPSec)
5. IPSec attack tools: Tutorial using IKEprobe, IKEProbe Download
6. NIST Guides to IPSec VPNs

 
3 3/12, 3/14

Authentication:
1. Basic concepts
2. Authentication services (updated12:43 3/12)
3. Authentication Pitfall
4. Multi-factor Authentication
* The case for mobile two factor authentication
* An Overview of PKI Trust Models

Attack Tree and Attack modeling
* "Attack Trees" by Bruce Schneier, Dr. Dobb's Journal, 1999
* Attack Countermeasure Tree (updated 3/25 9:54PM)

* Reading: ACT : Towards unifying the constructs of attack and defense trees
4 3/19, 3/21 Spring Break, no classes  
5 3/26, 3/28

Virtual Network and Security notes

Virtual Network and Programmable Network Security (updated 11:45pm 3/27)

 
  • Second project report due on 3/26 (Electronic submission through project management site)
  • Problem set 1 due on 3/26 (submit a hardcopy before the class starts)
6 4/2, 4/4

Key management notes

1. Key management (ppt)
2. Secure group key management (ppt) updated on 4/4 1:22pm.
3. Trust management (ppt) updated on 4/2 1:39 pm.

1. Network coding and security (ppt updated 1:42pm 4/4, pdf)
2. Network coding for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (A-WOER) (ppt), A-woer pdf)
  • Problem set 2 due on 4/4 (submit a hardcopy before the class starts)
  • Problem set 3 (cancelled)
7 4/9, 4/11 1. Anonymous Communication Basics (ppt)
2. Anonymous Wireless Communication (ppt)
Reading material ( Unlinkability Measure for IEEE 802.11 Based MANETs)
  • Final project report due on 4/11 (Electronic submission through project management site)
  • Project demos start from 4/11 (will be schedule during instructor and TA's office hours)
8 4/16, 4/18

1. Sensor Network Security (ppt)
Suggested reading: (Secure Pairwise Key Establishment in Large-scale Sensor Networks: an Area Partitioning and Multi-group Key Predistribution Approach)
2. Conclusion of the class
3. Final Exam on 4/18 in classroom

  
9 4/23 Project presentations and demos
  • Presentation of projects (in class)