Credits	2-10 cr
Period	I, II, III, IV
Objectives	The course will cover threat models for network security, standard network security protocols, the rationale behind their design, their limitations, and future directions. The goal of the exercises is to give students the opportunity to explore selected security mechanisms in more detail. One aim of this course is to form the basis for an MSc-level course on network security in the following years. This year's course is, however, aimed also at postragduate students. The students are expected to understand the basic concepts of IP networking, cryptography and security. The lectures will not cover the basics of these areas.
Contents	This course has a varying topic and is arranged subject to availability of a lecturer. When arranged, the course may be given in English. Information about the arrangement and the beginning of the course will be published in the webpages.
Prerequisites	Announced later.
Course replacements
Target audience	Graduate and postgraduate students with basic knowledge of IP networking, information security and cryptography
Requirements	Announced later.
Assessment	Examination. Exercises are not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Literature	There is no mandatory textbook, although reading one of the following is recommended: William Stallings, Network security essentials: applications and standards, 3rd ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007 Kaufman, Perlman, and Speciner, Network security: PRIVATE communication in a PUBLIC world, Prentice-Hall, 2002 Man Young Rhee, Internet Security: Cryptographic Principles, Algorithms and Protocols, Wiley 2003 A reading list of online articles and chapters from the text books will be provided for each lecture. The students are also expected to refer to Wikipedia, RFCs and other Internet sources to resolve questions and find further detail.
Language of instruction	English
Course staff	Lecturer: Tuomas Aura, tuomas.aura at tkk.fi Head assistant: Timo Kiravuo, timo.kiravuo at tkk.fi Hand assistant: Jyry Suvilehto, jsuvileh at tml.hut.fi
Office hours	After the Tuesday lecture
Additional information	The autumn 2008 course is 3 credits. The course will be lectured in English in the 2nd lecture period starting from 3 November. There will be ten three-hour lectures in five weeks. Exercise groups will start on 10 and 11 November.
CEF level