mca Syllabus

Cryptography & Network Security
Code: PGCS105I
Weekly Contact Hour: 3L
Credit: 3

Course Contents
The contents of the course are listed below, Introduction o Threats, Vulnerabilities, Attacks o Integrity, Confidentiality, Anonymity o Authentication, Authorization, Non-repudiation, Data Security vs Database Security, Secret Key Cryptography, DES, Triple DES, AES, Key distribution, Attacks, Public Key Cryptography, RSA, ECC, Key Exchange (Diffie-Hellman), Attacks, Integrity, Authentication and Non-Repudiation, Hash Functions (Examples - MD5, SHA5), Message Authentication, Code (MAC), Digital Signature (RSA, DSA Signatures), Public Key Infrastructure, Digital Certificates, Certification Authorities, Protocols, Basic Authentication Protocols + Attacks(Replay, Reflection, Man-in-the-middle), Needham Schroeder, Protocol, Kerberos, Network Security with IPSec, Web Security using SSL, E-cash and Secure Electronic Transaction (SET), System Security using Firewalls and VPN's. * Worms and Viruses o Case Studies, Miscellaneous, Smart Cards and security, Zero knowledge protocols, Enterprise Application Security o Biometric Authentication o Database Access Control, Security and Privacy Issues in RFIDs.

Books
1. Atul Kahate, “Cryptography and Network Security”, TMH
2. William Stallings, “Cryptography and Network Security (4th Edition)”, PEARSON Education
3. Behrouz A. Forouzan, “Cryptography and Network Security”, McGraw-Hill Education