Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After taking the course, students are familiar a variety of platform security mechanisms and implementation strategies.  They understand the security properties provided by features of modern software and hardware platforms, and are familiar with both their use and underlying implementation.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 09.01.2024 - 19.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Lachlan Gunn

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Many security courses are about how to design your application and configuration to keep your platform secure.  This course is the opposite: what can your platform do to make your application secure, and how does it do it?  In this course we will discuss the security features provided by modern platforms, and show how they are implemented.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Practical exercises, examination.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  5 cr (133 h).  Lectures 20 h, exercises 63 h, independent study 50 h.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Reading material will be recommended during the course.

Substitutes for Courses

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  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - IV
  2023-2024 Spring III - IV

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