Lecture MINF4221: IT Security

Course No. 2173

FS 2019

Prof. Dr. Rolf Oppliger



eSECURITY Technologies Rolf Oppliger
Breichtenstrasse 18
CH-3074 Muri b. Bern, Switzerland
Phone +41 79 654 84 37
rolf.oppliger@esecurity.ch
Federal IT Steering Unit FITSU
Schwarztorstrasse 59
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Phone +41 58 465 96 96
Fax +41 58 462 45 66
rolf.oppliger@isb.admin.ch

Hint : The information provided here complements the official course catalogue (Vorlesungsverzeichnis).

Dates : The lecture takes place fortnightly (with a few adjustments) on the following Mondays between 8:15 am and 11:45 am (with one break):

Location: BIN-2.A.01, Binzmühlestrasse 14, Zürich Nord

Dates: As appointed by the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology: Registration deadline is March 15, 2019

Mailing list: Attendees may register for the mailing list by sending a message to rolf.oppliger@esecurity.ch.

Final exam: The final exam will take place on June 17, 2019, between 11:00 and 12:00 am (60 minutes), in room BIN-0.K.02 (except you are otherwise informed). It will be multiple choice and open book, meaning that all books, paper printouts, and handwritten notes are allowed. This does not include any electronic device, like a laptop computer, smartphone, or smart watch. Please, be a few minutes before the start of the exam in the room.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Computer security
  3. Communication security
  4. Operational environments and applications
  5. Privacy and data protection
  6. Conclusions and outlook
Instead of execises, students are required to self-study cryprography based on a text that is available here. The text refers to draft chapters 1 and 2 of the 3rd edition of a book entitled "Contemporary Cryptography". Questions can be asked at any time during the lecture.

The lecture slides are available here (final version dated May 20, 2019).

References and Additional Material

To be announced in the lecture.

© 2019 Rolf Oppliger