CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY

Course Code: BTC 802 Credit Units: 02

Course Objective:
Network Security was always important, but has gained significance with the increase of application of Internet
associated e-commerce. Threat and compromise /Breach potentially increased with the introduction of the end
user involvement, communication and networking. Thus the course is introduced to make the student
acquainted with the concepts and practices to make the network environment secure.
Course Contents:
Module I
Codes and Ciphers – Some Classical systems – Statistical theory of cipher systems-Complexity theory of crypto
systems – Stream ciphers, Block ciphers.
Stream Ciphers: Rotor based system – shift register based systems – Design considerations for stream ciphers –
Cryptanalysis of stream ciphers – Combined encryption and encoding.
Block Ciphers – DES and variant, modes of use of DES.

Module II
Public key systems – Knapsack systems – RSK – Diffie Hellman Exchange – Authentication and Digital signatures,
Elliptic curve based systems.

Module III
Network Security: Hash function – Authentication: Protocols – Digital Signature standards.
Electronics Mail Security – PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) MIME, data Compression technique.

Module IV
IP Security: Architecture, Authentication Leader, Encapsulating security Payload – Key Management.
Web security: Secure Socket Layer & Transport Layer security, Secure electronics transactions, Firewalls Design
principle, established systems.

Module V
Telecommunication Network architecture, TMN management layers, Management information Model,
Management servicing and functions, Structure of management information and TMN information model.

Examination Scheme:

Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance

Text & References:

• William Stallings” Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practices” PHI
• “Applied Cryptography”, Bruce Schiener