Date

Reading

Topic

Slides (.ppt)

18-Jan

Stallings, Ch.1

 Overview

Intro.ppt

20-Jan

Stallings, Ch.2

 Conventional Encryption: Classical Techniques

conventional.ppt

25-Jan

Stallings, Ch.3

 Conventional Encryption: Modern Techniques

 

27-Jan

Stallings, Ch.4

Introduction to Finite Fields

 

1-Feb

Stallings, Ch.5

 Conventional Encryption: AES

 

3-Feb

Stallings, Ch.6

Contemporary Symmetric Ciphers

 

8-Feb

Stallings, Ch.7

 Confidentiality Using Conventional Encryption

 

10-Feb

Stallings, Ch.8

 Introduction to Number Theory

 

15-Feb

 

(Continued)

 

17-Feb

Stallings, Ch.9

 Public-Key Cryptography

 

24-Feb

 

Exam I

 

1-Mar

 

Preliminary project presentations

 

3-Mar

Stallings, Ch.10

 Key Management

 

8-Mar

Stallings, Ch.11

Message Authentication and Hash Functions

 

10-Mar

Stallings, Ch.12

 Hash and Mac Algorithms

 

15-Mar

 

 

 

17-Mar

Stallings, Ch.13

 Digital Signatures and Authentication Protocols

 

29-Mar

 

Exam II

 

31-Mar

Stallings, Ch.14

 Authentication Applications

 

5-Apr

Stallings, Ch.15

 Electronic Mail Security

 

7-Apr

Stallings, Ch.16

 IP Security

 

12-Apr

 

(Continued)

 

14-Apr

Stallings, Ch.17

 Web Security

 

19-Apr

Stallings, Ch.18

 Intruders, Viruses, and Worms

 

26-Apr

 

(Continued)

 

28-Apr

Stallings, Ch.19

 Firewalls

 

3-May

 

Exam III

 

5-May

Schneier

 Cryptanalysis Methods

 

10-May

Schneier, Web

 Legal and Social Issues - Current Legislation

 

12-May

 

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