32523 Operating Systems for Network Security

6cp; availability: Internetworking program students only

Requisite(s): 32547 UNIX Systems Programming

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

This subject reviews the principles of operating systems and Network Appliance Architectures currently used in internetworking, such as UNIX, current MS 200x releases, and Cisco IOS for routers. It examines how to harden an OS against attack. It also covers threats to network appliances and hosts, especially OS vulnerabilities, e.g. buffer overflows, but also considers bugs, application vulnerabilities and network protocol weaknesses, and counters to these threats through improved OS or hardware designs, or through processes such as patching.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,370.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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