COMP3260
Data Security
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Deals with topics in data security and data authenticity. Students learn fundamental technical tools for data security as well as how to combine the tools to support various security and authenticity requirements in computerised data processing, data storing and communication.
| Objectives | 1. To provide fundamental technical skills that will allow our graduates to a. appreciate important issues in data security b. be able to implement security measures in a workplace c. be able to judge the value of security and (on the other hand) the cost of providing security 2. To provide a general framework for the discipline of data security so that our graduates will a. appreciate the fact that new major advances in data security will occur during their lifetime b. be prepared to continue to upgrade their knowledge of data security |
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| Content | 1. Classical cryptography 2. Contemporary symmetric cyphers 3. Public key encryption 4. Information and number theory, finite fields 5. Key management 6. Authentication and digital signatures 7. Network Security 8. Privacy and Privacy Enhancing Technologies |
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| Replacing Course(s) | N/A | ||||||
| Transition | N/A | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | SENG1110,SENG1120, MATH1510, or equivalent | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Workshop |
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| Contact Hours | Workshop: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for COMP3260 |