IT-464 E Network Security & Management

Class Work: 50
Exam: 100

Unit-1: Introduction: Codes and Ciphers – Some Classifical systems – Stiatistical theory of cipher systems-Complexity theory of crypto systems – Stream ciphers, Block ciphers.

Unit-2: Stream Ciphers: Rotor based system – shift register based systems – Design considerations for stream ciphers – Cryptanalsysis of stream ciphers – Combined eneryption and encoding. Block Ciphers – DES and variant, modes of use of DES.

Public key systems – Knacksack systems – RSK – Diffle Hellman Exchange – Authentication and Digital signatures, Elliptic curve based systems.

Unit-3: System Identification and clustering: Cryptology of speech signals – narrow band and wide band systems – Analogue & Digital Systems of speech encryption.

Unit-4: Security: Hash function – Authentication: Protocols – Digital Signature standards.

Electronics Mail Security – PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) MIME, data Compression technique.

IP Security: Architecture, Authentication Leader, Encapsulating security Payload – Key Management.

Web security: Secure Socket Layer & Transport Layer security, Secure electronics transactions.

Firewalls Design principle, established systems.

Unit-5: Telecommunication Network Architecture, TMN management layers, Management information Model, Management servicing and functions, Structure of management information and TMN information model, SNMP v1, SNMP2 & SNMP3, RMON1 & 2, Broadband Network Management (ATM, HFC, DSL), ASN

Text Books:

Cryprotography and Network Security: Principal & Practices, 2nd Edition by Upper Saddle River, PHI
Network Management Principles & Practices by Subramanian, Mani (AWL)
SNMP, Stalling, Willian (AWL)
Reference Books:

SNMP: A Guide to Network Management (MGH)
Telecom Network Management by H.H. Wang (MGH)
Network Management by U. Dlack (MGH)

Note: Eight questions will be set in all by the examiners taking at least one question from each unit. Students will be required to attempt five questions in all