Course Objectives

1. To introduce the principles of Crypto-Systems.
2. To expose students to various security services and mechanisms used.
3. To make the students aware of the security features of PGP, S/MIME, Digital Signatures, IPSec& SSL.
4. To make the students understand the system-level security issues concerning threats, intruders and use of firewalls and trusted systems.
5. To make students explore non-cryptographic and software vulnerabilities.