Add another course to your fall schedule and enroll in CSCE 477/877 (Sec. 001): Cryptography & Security.
CSCE 477/877 (Sec. 001): Cryptography & Security
Instructor: Nirnimesh Ghose
Time/Days: TR 8–9:15 p.m.
Location: 110 Avery Hall
What is the history of cryptography? What is information security? How secure is your data?
We will cover principles of cryptography and information security: AES, DES, MAC, RSA, ElGamal, SHA with hands-on cryptanalysis and breaking the code challenge.
What is… DES? SHA? AES? IPSec? Why is HTTP faster than HTTPs? Is encrypting my data preserving my privacy? How is my digital identity authenticated? How can I know if my connection is secure?
We will cover principles of network security: TCP/IP threats, IPSec, SSL, TLS, S/MIMEs, Worms, DDoS attacks hands-on experiments on breaking the wireless security.
What is next? Why did we move from DES to AES? How can we increase the speed of security? What is security without secrets? Why is Google’s “Project Zero”?
We will explore some of the next generation security solutions: preserving privacy and security, secret-free security, ultra-fast wireless security experiments with real-world scenarios.
Questions? Contact: Nirnimesh Ghose at nghose@unl.edu.