Students are introduced to some of the most common security issues involved in the development of software, including secure coding practices, secure database access, secure data communications, security of web applications, use of encryption techniques and security testing. Students are provided with a range of practical exercises to reinforce their skills, including authenticating and authorising users programmatically, user input validation, developing secure web, mobile/wireless and database applications, encrypting and hashing data programmatically, generating digital signatures programmatically, security testing, designing logging and auditing mechanisms.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Workload commitments per week are:
Two-hour lecture, two-hour tutorial (or laboratory) requiring preparation in advance, and a minimum of two-hours of personal study per one-hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.
FIT1002 and one of FIT1019 or FIT2078
Phu Dung Le
Phu Dung Le
Consultation hours: Tuesday 2pm - 4pm
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Identify software design and implementation vulnerabilities, and propose solutions | 20% | Week 8, Friday 4pm |
| Assignment 2 - Design and implementation of secure and trusted applications using cryptography either in wired or wireless environments | 20% | Week 12, Friday 4pm |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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Previous feedback from students has shown the importance of this unit as part of the undergraduate degree. Students who did this unit had an advantage in job interviews and when working in software development.
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction to software design and implementation | |
| 2 | Computer software security problems and solutions | |
| 3 | Computer software security problems and solutions (continued) | |
| 4 | Principles of secure software design and implementation | |
| 5 | Concurrent programming and software security | |
| 6 | Concurrent programming and software security (continued) | |
| 7 | Building secure networked and distributed applications | |
| 8 | Building secure networked and distributed applications (continued) | Assignment 1 due Week 8, Friday 4pm |
| 9 | Building trusted software systems | |
| 10 | Secure software testing and verification | |
| 11 | Secure software testing and verification (continued) | |
| 12 | Research in software security and trusted systems | Assignment 2 due Week 12, Friday 4pm |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
Assessment will depend mainly on how well you can demonstrate a clear understanding of your work, theoretically and practically.
Assessment will depend mainly on how well you can demonstrate a clear understanding of your work, theoretically and practically.
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