U4.0 Secure Protocols Intro & Objectives

U4.0 Secure Protocols Intro & Objectives

1. IPSEC - adds security functions to IP networks at the IP Layer

2. SSL / TLS Secures most web based e-commerce transactions

3. SSH widely used for secure connections to remote computers

4. Kerberos = protocols for key distribution in networks where users share a secret with a trusted server

   • Define the main features of the Kerberos protocol suite and outline its application in W2k

5. Define what a protocol is

6. Model the principals involved in secure protocols and their capabilities

7. demonstrate how basic crypto mechanisims can be used to provide important security services on insecure networks

8. Appreciate how key distribution and entity authentication can be enabled using trusted 3rd parties

9. Appreciate some of the pitfalls in the design and implementation of secure protocols