SYSTEMS SECURITY

Teaching in italian
SICUREZZA DEI SISTEMI
Teaching
SYSTEMS SECURITY
Subject area
ING-INF/05
Reference degree course
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Course type
Master's Degree
Credits
6.0
Teaching hours
Frontal Hours: 54.0
Academic year
2024/2025
Year taught
2024/2025
Course year
1
Language
ITALIAN
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Reference professor for teaching
TOMMASI Francesco
Location
Lecce

Teaching description

Knowledge of the content of the course "System and Network Programming" ("Programmazione di Sistema") by the same teacher

Introduction to Computer Security
Vulnerabilities of Set-UID programs
Attacks based on Environment Variables
Buffer Overflow attacks
Introduction to Cryptography
One-Way Hash Functions
Secret-Key Encryption
Public Key Cryptography
Public Key Infrastructure
Web security
Transport Layer Security
Bitcoin and Blockchain

 

The course aims at providing the students with the basics of Computer Security. The course is based on UNIX®, the system which runs 86% of all publicly accessible servers (src: https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/operating_system)

The course is strongly oriented towards a hands-on mehodology.

Writing a program aimed at solving a given problem in a given time.

Computer Science is a very structured subject. Beware: missing a lecture could hinder understanding of all it follows.

Introduction to Computer Security
Vulnerabilities of Set-UID programs
Attacks based on Environment Variables
Buffer Overflow attacks
Introduction to Cryptography
One-Way Hash Functions
Secret-Key Encryption
Public Key Cryptography
Public Key Infrastructure
Web security
Transport Layer Security
Bitcoin and Blockchain

 

Textbook:

Wenliang Du. Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach, May 2022, ISBN 978-1733003964

Wenliang Du. Computer Security: A Hands-on Approach, May 2022, ISBN 978-1733003957

Additional, useful references:

F. Tommasi "Alla Scoperta di UNIX - Esplorare GNU/Linux e macOS con la linea di comando" 2a edizione, Aprile 2024, ISBN: 979-1221056372

 

Semester
Second Semester (dal 03/03/2025 al 13/06/2025)

Exam type
Optional - Characterizing

Type of assessment
Oral - Final grade

Course timetable
https://easyroom.unisalento.it/Orario

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