Valid for: 2019/20
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2019-04-01
Elective for: BME5, C4-da, C4-sec, D4-ns, E5
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The course aims at deepen the student’s knowledge about the security problems and solutions that relate to web based technology. Some areas requiring use of cryptographic primitives will be addressed in detail. Knowledge of these will give the student tools to understand also related areas.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Data representations: CMS, ASN.1, BER, CER and DER encoding
Web Services Security: SAML, XML Signature and encryption, OAuth, OpenID
PKI: CRL, OCSP, RA, CA, and signing procedures
Anonymity: Anonymity solutions, Chaum mixes, Tor, attacks
E-voting: E-voting protocols, homomorphic encryption, ZK-proofs, threshold decryption
Secure messaging: OTR
e-commerce: Electronic payments, SET, 3D Secure, Bitcoin, micropayments, untraceable E-cash
All course material will be in English and some parts of the course might be given in English. Lectures will primarily be given in Swedish.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Home assignments, which are graded, gives grade 3 or 4. If grade 4 is achieved on home assignments, grade 5 can be obtained after successful oral exam.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Required prior knowledge: EIT060/EITA25 Computer Security, EITF05 Web Security
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: EITN40
Course coordinator: Dr. Martin Hell, martin.hell@eit.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.eit.lth.se/course/EITN41
Further information: The course material will be in English.