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CMSY 262 Encryption and Secure Communications

This course will instruct students on how to leverage and apply the principals of encryption to protect data at rest and in transit over potentially insecure networks. The history and concepts of cryptography will be discussed as well as common tools/practices to encrypt data and store/transmit it securely. Concepts of Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies and secure email will become an integral part of the students' skill set. This course is designed with a network administrator in mind. A student with a fairly extensive background in network administration, or a computer professional with an MCSE or equivalent would have adequate background knowledge for waiver.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CMSY 162 and CMSY 163

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Define the concepts of privileged access and restricted access to certain data.
  2. 2. Understand and identify encryption algorithms.
  3. 3. Demonstrate the use of a packet sniffer in order to determine whether data traversing a network is
    safe.
  4. 4. Employ the use of public key encryption and SSL for website assurance.
  5. 5. Identify the different tunneling protocols used for VPN connectivity.
  6. 6. Demonstrate the capability to establish a VPN and determine if the traffic is encrypted or not.
  7. 7. Identify specific needs for physical security to protect network systems.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Define the concepts of privileged access and restricted access to certain data.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

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    • Final Exam

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

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    • Final Exam Rubric
  2. 2. Understand and identify encryption algorithms.
  3. 3. Demonstrate the use of a packet sniffer in order to determine whether data traversing a network is
    safe.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  4. 4. Employ the use of public key encryption and SSL for website assurance.
  5. 5. Identify the different tunneling protocols used for VPN connectivity.
  6. 6. Demonstrate the capability to establish a VPN and determine if the traffic is encrypted or not.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  7. 7. Identify specific needs for physical security to protect network systems.