This unit will be a core unit in the Security major of BITS. It can be an elective unit for students who do not major in security.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

The pre-req for this unit has been updated as advised by Trudi Robinson.

07/12/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This is a core unit in the Security major of BITS. The unit provides another important aspect of IT security, mainly system applications and user authentication and identity management using current authentication models, biometric, smart card, and crypto-based techniques, and other technologies in authentication and identity management. It also focuses on large identity systems with privacy, security and efficiency. Authentication and identity management is a key area of information security and it is growing in importance and significance.

At the completion of this unit students will:

• understand the importance of authentication of system components: data, software, hardware, users and subsystems;
• understand the implementation of different techniques for authentication and identification;
• understand the significance of authentication and identity management in IT security;
• understand different authentication and identity management systems;
• understand the role of biometric, smartcards, crypto-based techniques and their issues when applied to authentication process;
• understand existing networked authentication models and protocols for distributed systems, such as kerberos;
• appreciate the role of distributed authentication models and protocols in securing electronic transactions;
• gain experience of system applications identification and authentication;
• gain experience of users identification and authentication;
• gain experience of crypto-based authentication and identification techniques for users, system software and applications;
• gain experience of identifying and authenticating network and system components.

029999

Introduces students to current theory and practice of authentication and identity management. This includes authentication and identity management of system components (software, hardware, data and users); Biometric based Identification systems; Smart card based Identification systems; Crypto-based Identification systems. Kerberos authentication systems; Large population ID management and security; Privacy, security, and efficiency of identification systems.

On campus

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

6

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk

Crash and burn lab required.

FIT

FIT2078 or FIT1019 or equivalent