General
- study semester
-
1
- standard study semester
-
6
- cycle
- every winter semester
- duration
- 1 semester
- SWS
- 6
- ECTS
- 9
- teaching language
- English
People
- responsible
-
Dr. Ben Stock
- lectures
-
Dr. Ben Stock
Assessment & Grades
- entrance requirements
-
none
- assessment / exams
Students need to solve the exercise during the semester to be allowed to take the exam.
- grade
By default, the final grade is calculated through the exam only. This mode can be changed by the lecturer and such changes will be announced at the beginning of the term.
Workload
- course type /weekly hours
2 SWS Lecture
+ 2 SWS Tutorials
+ 2 SWS Projects
= 6 SWS
- total workload
60 h of classes
+ 120 h of private study
+ 90 h for projects
= 270 h (= 9 ECTS)
Aims / Competences to be developed
The students know the legal foundations of information security in Germany. In addition, they know the basic building blocks of modern cryptography, network security as well as privacy. Special emphasis is on network security, such that students know relevant protocols for secure communication and can utilize them.
Content
- Foundations of the Strafgesetzbuch w.r.t. to information security
- Basic understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic protocol and their usage scenarios
- Basic understanding of hash functions and important properties of hash functions
- Network foundations of all layer (according to the TCP/IP model)
- Security protocols for each network layer
- Foundations of privacy and anonymity
- Basics of Web security
Literature & Reading
The literature is english and will be announced at the beginning of the lecture.
Additional Information
Programming tasks in Python. Pen&paper exercises in groups (and tutorials).
Curriculum
This module is part of the following study programmes:
Cybersicherheit BSc: Spezialisierter Bereich Cybersicherheit
study semester: 1 / standard study semester: 6
Lehramtsstudienfach Informatik: Wahlpflichtbereich 2
study semester: / standard study semester: 5-7
Cybersecurity BSc (English): Spezialisierter Bereich Cybersicherheit
study semester: 1 / standard study semester: 6
Lehramt für die Sekundarstufe 1 im Fach Informatik: Informatik
study semester: 7 / standard study semester: 3-7