Wireless Network Security

This course presents network security protocols and cryptographic communication mechanisms for realizing specified security properties in wireless and mobile networks, such as secrecy, integrity, authentication, privacy, crypto key distribution, and access control. The course will study three main areas: wi-fi, Bluetooth and network function, all from the perspective of wireless security.

The course content is related to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure, target 9.1 - Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure and 9.5 - Enhance scientific research and upgrade technological capabilities,

16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions, target 16.4 - Reduce illicit financial and arms flows and combat all forms of organized crime and 16.10 ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, and

17 - Partnerships for the goals, target 17.8 - Enhance the use of enabling technology.

A. Knowledge:

1) The course will provide knowledge of information security technology and methods for communication systems that provide services for mobile users by wireless access networks.

2) Knowledge and understanding of security mechanisms and protocols in wireless communication networks.

3) Knowledge about some of the models, design principles, mechanisms, and solutions used in wireless network security to obtain secrecy, integrity, authentication, privacy, crypto key distribution, and access control.

B. Skills:

1) The student will acquire practice and analytical skills in information security assessment of technology and methods for communication systems that provide services for mobile users by wireless access networks.

2) Each student selects after interests and motivation, under supervision, a technical topic to study within wireless security that is not part of the lectured syllabus, and writes a short concise technical essay (~4 pages) presenting the topic studied.

C. General competence:

1) Document preparation and structuring of a technical essay using LaTeX and related tools.

The course makes use of lectures, exercises, a one week lab project performed as group work, and an individual writing assignment (technical essay) where the topic is chosen by the student in consultation with the professor (about 60 hours work is the expected level for this assignment).