Course detail

Information System Security and Cryptography

FIT-BIDAcad. year: 2024/2025

Introduction, security standards, security management. Evaluation of security. Data transmission security, operating system and database security. Cryptographic algorithms and analysis, public key cryptography. Electronic commerce. Tamper resistant hardware.

Doctoral state exam - topics:

  1. Information system security basics.
  2. Security evaluation standards.
  3. Security policies.
  4. Basic security functions.
  5. Symmetric cryptography.
  6. Asymmetric cryptography.
  7. Public key infrastructure - PKI.
  8. Web applications security.
  9. Communication security.
  10. Operating system security.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of operating systems and computer networks.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Discussions within the lectures, a check of the prepared report.
Project and presentation of selected article

Aims

To acquaint with with the advanced concepts of information systems security. The Another area covered is applied cryptography, including classical cryptography and modern secret key and public key cryptography.
Students will learn basic principles of secure information systems design and security analysis.
A deeper ability to design secure systems.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Bishop, M.:Computer Security Art and Science, 2nd Edition, November 2018, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN: 9780134097145
Savard, J. J. G.: A Cryptographic Compendium, 2000, dostupné na WWW
Stallings, W.: Cryptography and Network Security, Pearson India, 2018, ISBN 9789332585225

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

  1. Introduction
  2. Security standardisation
  3. Security management
  4. Security evaluation and audit
  5. Selected security mechanisms
  6. Advance cryptographic algorithms
  7. Public key infrastructure (PKI)
  8. Electronic commerce
  9. Tamper resistant hardware

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Project

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Studying a state-of-the-art research papers and preparing a report or a lecture based on the papers read.