Clark
Atlanta University
Course
Syllabus
CIS 513
Wireless Networks
T-Th 10:50-12:05 InfoSec
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Instructor_____Dr.
Khalil Shujaee,
Associate Professor ________________________________________________________
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Office Hours |
Note that office hours will be announced in class and
posted on office door. |
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Office Location |
Room 1019, |
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Office Telephone |
404-880-6949 |
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Email |
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Course Number/Section |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Semester |
Time |
Level (U/G) |
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CIS |
513 Wireless Networks |
3 |
Spring 07 |
10:50-12:05 |
UG/G |
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Brief Description |
Topics may include various
optical and wireless networks and security,
enabling technologies, multiplexing techniques, broadcasting networks,
network architectures and its security, protocols, personal communication
service, network algorithms, and optimization problems. |
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Prerequisites if applicable |
CIS 511: Data Communications MAT 321 |
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Course Length |
3 hours credit
for 16 weeks, 2 one hour and 15 minutes per week. The total of 48 hours |
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Course
Description: This course provides an overview of Wireless network with
the emphasizes in information security
assurances. This course covers methods and techniques to secure
wireless networks against threats and attacks. Topics include: Encrypt
wireless traffic for privacy and authenticity, implement WPA and the 802.11i
security standards to protect Wi-Fi networks, wireless network intrusion
detection and prevention, and security trouble-shooting WLANs. |
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Course Objectives and Learning
Outcomes: This course provides the student with a background, foundation, and insight into the subject of Wireless Network. This knowledge will serve as a foundation for future study in selected aspects of this important field or as an important dimension to their effectiveness in the broader computer science field. The primary objectives of the course are to
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Identify and prioritize information
assets. ·
Identify and prioritize
threats to information assets. ·
Define an wireless network
security strategy and architecture. ·
Plan for and respond to
intruders in an information system ·
Describe legal and public relations
implications of security and privacy issues. ·
Present a disaster recovery plan for recovery of information assets
after an incident |
Course
outline and Major Topics
Introduction
to Wireless LANs · Wireless components · Wireless LAN implementations · Wireless networking standards: 802.11x · Intercepting Wi-Fi traffic · Infrastructure models and roaming · Bluetooth WPANs (802.15) · WiMAX WWANs (802.16) · Wireless sensor networks 1.Transmission Fundamentals. o Time and
frequency domain concepts o Transmission
media o Multiplexing 2. Communication Networks. 3. Protocols and the TCP/IP Suite. 4. Wireless communication
technology. o Antennas and Propagation. o Signal Encoding Techniques. o Spread Spectrum. o Coding and Error Control. 1. Error Detection. 2. Block Error Correction Codes. 3. Convolution Codes. 4. Automatic Repeat Request. 5. Wireless networking. o Satellite Communications. o Cellular Wireless Networks. o Cordless Systems and Wireless Local o Mobile IP and Wireless Access Protocol 6. Wireless network security
strategy and architecture o Wireless network with the emphasizes in information
security assurances o System Architecture study and
its Security 7. wireless lans. o Wireless LAN Technology. o Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP) o IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard. o Personal Area
Networks (Bluetooth) · Appendix A. Standards and Standard-Setting Organizations. · Appendix B. Traffic Analysis. · Appendix C. Fourier Analysis. · Appendix D. Data Link Control Protocols. 8. Security in Wireless Networks · Wireless attacks (Computer Network) · Define War Dialer attacks and hijacking
tools · Jamming and RF interference o Identifying interference sources o Malicious and inadvertent interference · 802.11 protocol attacks o Exploiting the collision avoidance
mechanism o Forcing client de-authentication · Wireless security best practice · Secure routing · Secure localization 9. Encrypting for Privacy and Authenticity · Encryption and authentication · Secret-key cryptography and PKI · Symmetric vs. asymmetric algorithms · RC4, AES, and RSA · Hashing with MD5 and SHA · Protecting data with digital signatures · Authenticating with digital certificates · WEP authentication and encryption · Exposing WEP flaws o Weak initialization vectors o Dictionary attacks o Static keys · Providing security with WPA o Retaining existing hardware o Correcting WEP deficiencies o Deploying pre-shared key authentication · Ensuring privacy with WPA 10.
Creating Secure WLAN Topologies · Designing the wireless security landscape o Defining the trusted boundary o Centralized vs. distributed control o Enforcing access control o Establishing user credentials · Configuring security for roaming o Maintaining security contexts o 802.11i pre-authentication o Roaming in a VPN environment o Define approval of operate 11.
Monitoring and Auditing WLANs · Wireless intrusion detection systems · Creating wireless signatures · Detecting rogue access points · Monitoring access attempts · Generating audit trails |
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Teaching/Learning Methods: (lectures, videos, outside speakers,
etc.) This class is a lecture-focused course, with supplementing homework, assignments, lab and group project work and presentations. We will use electronic means of communication including email, class web site. Changes will be announced in class and posted on the class web site. Please check it frequently. We will
follow the posted course schedule as closely as possible but it is subject to
change based on speaker availability, etc. Changes will be announced in
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Evaluation Methods
Grading and other policies and
expectations: Assignment Type Weight (%)
All assignments and projects are
required for passing the course. CLASS PARTICIPATION AND
ATTENDANCE
At any class period, you may be asked to summarize and
critique readings from the book or elsewhere in an “elevator speech” for the
class. On such occasions, you are invited to refer to notes you've made in
response to the readings. You may also be quizzed on the high points of the
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Required Title: Wireless Communications & Networks, 2nd Edition (ISBN: 0-13-191835-4) Author: William Stallings Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Supplemental
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Government
Executive Order 13010-Critical Infrastructure Protection (July 15, 1996) http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo13010.htm The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP) and their final report, "Critical Foundations" (Oct 1997) – Read article summary of the Report http://www.marshall.org/article.php?id=65 PDD-63 – Critical Infrastructure Protection (May 22, 1998) http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/pdd/pdd-63.htm U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission--September 1999)— Review just this web page information-- http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=National_Commission_on_Terrorism Executive Order 13228 - Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council (October 8, 2001) http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-13228.htm Executive Order 13231 - Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age (October 16, 2001) http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-13231.htm Homeland Security Act of 2002 (H.R. 5005) - http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=85&content=412 Review--Contents and Title 1 on PDF pages 1-11 “The National Strategy For Homeland Security” (July 16, 2002) http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/book/index.html Read only— Letter from the President & Executive Summary “National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace” (February 2003) http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/ Read only— Letter from the President, Executive Summary, & Introduction “National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets” (February 2003)—Read only--Letter from the President and Executive Summary http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Physical_Strategy.pdf Executive Order 13231 of October 16, 2001 (as amended by E.O 13286 of February 26, 2003) “Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age” http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/EO_13231_Revised.pdf Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-7 (Dec.17, 2003) Subject: Critical
Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/12/print/text/20031217-5.html “The DHS Strategic Plan--Securing Our Homeland” (February 24, 2004) Read just contents and summary http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/DHS_StratPlan_FINAL_spread.pdf National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC)-- (Just website info and members) http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=9&content=3445 Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program— (Just program overview http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=92&content=3755 Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)— http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=73&content=1375&print=true |
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