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Security for Electronic Commerce


Main Location:

IGEC, University of Maryland Baltimore County
This course will be taught at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus and broadcast to Rutgers University and IBM Toronto.

Date:

October 15-December 16, 1997, Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 pm

Instructor:

Dr. Weidong Kou

Course Description:

Security is critical for successfully conducting electronic commerce in an open networking environment such as the Internet. This course discusses security requirements for electronic commerce such as identification and authentication, authorization and access control, data integrity, confidentiality, non-repudiation, trust, and regulation. We will describe various security standards including network security architecture standard, data encryption standards, data integrity standards, digital signature standards, authentication standards, certification standards, electronic data interchange standards, and electronic mail standards. We will also discuss the
emerging Internet standards, firewalls, public key cryptography standards, Java security, Lotus Notes security, database security, security payments such as SET (secure electronic transaction), digital cash and digital cheques, and smart card technology. In the course, we will examine security in some commercial electronic commerce systems, and share development experience in secure electronic commerce.


Lecture Topics:

  • Electronic Commerce and Security
  • Fundamentals of Security
  • Security Policy and Regulation
  • Security Architecture and Standards
  • Identification and Authentication Standards and Technology
  • Encryption and Data Integrity
  • Standards and Technology
  • Digital Signature Standards and Technology
  • Secure Electronic Data Interchange Standards and Technology
  • Security Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce
  • Internet Security
  • Secure Payment for Electronic Commerce
  • End-to-End Security for Electronic Commerce
  • Current Security Technology and Development
     

Instructor Biography:

Dr. Weidong Kou is a Principal Investigator at the Center for Advanced Studies at the IBM Toronto Laboratory. Before joining CAS at the IBM Toronto Lab, Dr. Kou was the security architect for an electronic procurement project at the IBM Toronto Lab. He has designed the security architecture for an electronic procurement system for a national government, and led a team to implement it. Dr. Kou has taught graduate courses at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and at the University of Linkoping, Sweden. Dr. Kou holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and has authored numerous publications including two books.


Registration Information:

It is recommended that you register at least 10 days before the starting date of the course to allow time for confirmation and parking permits to be sent to you.

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