Module Description
Module: Application Security
Courses:
Title | Type | Hrs/Week | Period |
---|---|---|---|
Application Security | Lecture | 3 | Summer Semester |
Application Security | Recitation Section (small) | 2 | Summer Semester |
Module Responsibility:
Prof. Dieter Gollmann
Admission Requirements:
None
Recommended Previous Knowledge:
Familiarity with Information security, fundamentals of cryptography, Web protocols and the architecture of the Web
Educational Objectives:
Professional Competence
Theoretical Knowledge
Students can name current approaches for securing selected applications, in particular of web applications
Capabilities
Students are capable of
- performing a security analysis
- developing security solutions for distributed applications
- recognizing the limitations of existing standard solutions
Personal Competence
Social Competence
Students are capable of appreciating the impact of security problems on those affected and of the potential responsibilities for their resolution.
Autonomy
Students are capable of acquiring knowledge independently from professional publications, technical standards, and other sources, and are capable of applying newly acquired knowledge to new problems.
ECTS-Credit Points Module:
6 ECTS
Examination:
Written exam
Workload in Hours:
Independent Study Time: 110, Study Time in Lecture: 70
Course: Application Security
Lecturer:
Dieter Gollmann
Language:
English
Period:
Summer Semester
Content:
- Email security
- Web Services security
- Security in Web applications
- Access control
- Trust Management
- Trusted Computing
- Digital Rights Management
- Security Solutions for selected applications
Literature:
Webseiten der OMG, W3C, OASIS, WS-Security, OECD, TCG
D. Gollmann: Computer Security, 3rd edition, Wiley (2011)
R. Anderson: Security Engineering, 2nd edition, Wiley
(2008)
U. Lang: CORBA Security, Artech House, 2002