Module CS4211-KP06, CS4211

Modeling and Analysing Security (SecurAna_a)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master IT-Security 2019, optional subject, IT Security and Privacy
  • Master Medical Informatics 2014, optional subject, major subject informatics

Classes and lectures:

  • Modeling and Analysing Security (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Modeling and Analysing Security (practical course, 1 SWS)
  • Modeling and Analysing Security (lecture, 3 SWS)

Workload:

  • 20 hours exam preparation
  • 85 hours private studies and exercises
  • 75 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • Modelling and formalizing protocols and security properties
  • Adversaries and models of attacks, security pitfalls
  • Symbolic methods and automatic verification of security properties
  • Consistency and synchronization

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • The students can comprehensively elaborate on algorithmic basics for IT security.
  • They can report on security properties.
  • They can recite complex methods for IT security and apply them.
  • They are able to specify, analyse and verify protocols and security properties.
  • They can describe techniques for automatic verification of security properties.

Grading through:

  • Oral examination

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • V. Cortier, S. Kremer, editors : Formal Models and Techniques for Analyzing Security Protocols Cryptology and Information Security Series 5, IOS Press, 2011
  • C. P. Pfleeger, S. L. Pfleeger : Security in Computing Prentice-Hall, 2007
  • A. Joux : Algorithmic Cryptanalysis CRC Press 2009
  • J. Katz, Y. Lindell : Introduction to Modern Cryptography Chapman & Hall 2008
  • S. Loepp, W. Wootters : Protecting Information Cambridge Univ. Press 2006

Language:

  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None (the competencies under

Last Updated:

02.10.2023