Apr 17, 2026  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CSC 6227 - Network Security


4 Hours
This course provides students with a detailed understanding of the fundamentals of network security and related topics. Topics to be covered include: Security standards-SSL/TLS and SET, PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security, Firewalls, IDS, Secret Key and Public/Private Key Cryptography Cryptographic Hashes and Message Digests, Authentication Systems (Kerberos), Digital signatures and digital certificates.

Prerequisite(s): CSC 4220 with a C or higher or equivalent.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.