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Applied Security Laboratory (in English)

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. David Basin, Michael Näf
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:53:04

Content

This course emphasizes applied aspects of information security. The students will study various topics in a hands-on fashion and carry out experiments with different offensive techniques in order to better understand the need of corresponding countermeasures, their effectivity, and impact. The Applied Security Lab addresses two major topics: Operating system security (hardening, vulnerability scanning, access control, logging) and application security with an emphasis on web applications (web server setup, common web exploits, authentication, session handling, code security).

Resources

Literature

- Garfinkel, Schwartz, Spafford: Practical Unix & Internet Security, O'Reilly & Associates. - Various: OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications, avaliable online.

General Information

Language
English
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Applied Security Laboratory (in English)
Permission from lecturers required for all students. Beschränkte Platzzahl, für WS 03/04 ausgebucht.
  • Tue 09:15-12:00 (IFW D 42)
3 h weekly

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