Courses

ITS 350 — Systems Assurance (Cryptography)

This course covers the implementation of systems assurance with computing systems. Topics include confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, intrusion detection, physical security, and encryption. Extensive laboratory exercises are assigned.Encryption algorithms: secret key, DES, PKI, RSA, SSL/TLS, and more. Extensive laboratory exercises are assigned.

Time & Place

Tuesday and Thursday

Textbook (Not Required)

1. Computer & Internet Security: A hands on approach by Wenliang Du

Instructor

Ricardo A. Calix, Ph.D.
Purdue University Northwest
rcalix@pnw.edu

Office Hours

241 Anderson

Assignments

1. Encryption
2. IPTables

Videos

• YouTube Channel

Labs

1. Lab 1: Crypto Lab - Secret Key Encryption
2. Lab 2: Crypto Lab - One Way Hash Function
3. Lab 3: Crypto Lab - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) [Part A] (Tasks 1, 2, 3)
4. Lab 4: Crypto Lab - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) [Part B] (Tasks 5, 6) and RSA encryption algorithm
5. Lab 5: Crypto Lab - Python Public Key/Private Key Encryption [Part A]
6. Lab 6: Crypto Lab - Python Public Key/Private Key Encryption [Part B]
7. Lab 7: Virus coding, Term Project and Catch-up Lab

Recommendations on sources and products

1. Cyber Security

Useful

Example problems will be provided as required. 

We will use the following software and hardware:

1. VMWare Workstation 
2. SEED Ubuntu pre-built Virtual Machine
3. Python 
4. How to create the SEED VM
5. Video on how to create the SEED vm using VMware
6. Install SEED VM on VirtualBox

Calendar Fall  (subject to change)