Computer and Network Security Auburn University Fall 2025
Lecture: Tu/Th 3:30pm - 4:45pm CT
Location: 1103 Shelby
Syllabus:
link
Canvas: Used only for submitting assignments and
returning grades
| TA | Instructor | |
|---|---|---|
| Name: | Hemant Sherawat | Dr. Springall |
| Phone: | N/A | 334-844-6660 |
| Office Hours: |
Tu/Th 9-10am 2170 Brown-Koppel |
Mo/We 3-4pm 3101H Shelby |
| Email: | B64: aHpzMDA4NEBhdWJ1cm4uZWR1 | B64: YWFzcHJpbmdAYXVidXJuLmVkdQ== |
(subject to change)
| Week | Day | Event | Desc. | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tu (19Aug2025) | Lecture | Security Mindset & Overview | slides |
| Th (21Aug2025) | Release | Project 1A | assgn spec auto-runner |
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| Th (21Aug2025) | Lecture | Intro to Cryptography | slides | |
| 2 | Tu (26Aug2025) | Lecture | Hashing and Integrity | slides |
| Th (28Aug2025) | Lecture | Confidentiality | slides | |
| 3 | Tu (02Sept2025) | Lecture | Confidentiality 2 | slides |
| Th (04Sept2025) | Lecture | KEX & Asymmetric Operations | slides | |
| Fr (05Sept2025) | Submit | Project 1A | Grades Posted | |
| Su (07Sept2025) | Release | Project 1B | assn | |
| 4 | Tu (01Sept2025) | Lecture | Sender Authenticity | slides |
| Th (11Sept2025) | Lecture | Authentication & Review | slides | |
| 5 | Tu (16Sept2025) | Exam | Exam 1 | Grades Posted |
| We (17Sept2025) | Submit | Project 1B | Grades Posted | |
| Th (18Sept2025) | Lecture | Binary Exploitation #1 | slides | |
| 6 | Mo (22Sept2025) | Release | Project 2 | assn |
| OVA | ||||
| Tu (23Sept2025) | Lecture | Binary Exploitation #2 | slides | |
| Th (25Sept2025) | Lecture | Malware & Common Attacks | slides | |
| 7 | Tu (30Sept2025) | Lecture | OS Security and Isolation | slides |
| Th (02Oct2025) | Lecture | Hardware Security | slides | |
| 8 | Tu (07Oct2025) | Mid-Term | Mid-Term | In-Class |
| Th (09Oct2025) | No Lecture | Fall Break | ||
| Fr (10Oct2025) | Submit | Project 2 | Grades Posted | |
| 9 | Tu (14Oct2025) | Lecture | Network Background/Attacks | slides |
| Th (16Oct2025) | Lecture | Network Attacks 2 | slides | |
| 10 | Tu (21Oct2025) | Lecture | WWW | slides |
| Th (23Oct2025) | Lecture | Web Attacks | slides | |
| 11 | Mo (27Oct2025) | Release | Project 3 | assn URLs |
| Tu (28Oct2025) | Lecture | Web Privacy | slides | |
| Th (30Oct2025) | Lecture | TLS | slides | |
| 12 | Tu (04Nov2025) | Lecture | VPNs, SSH, and More | slides |
| Th (06Nov2025) | Exam | Exam 3 | Grades Posted | |
| 13 | Tu (11Nov2025) | Lecture | Censorship & Anonymity | slides |
| Th (13Nov2025) | Lecture | Cancelled | ||
| Fr (14Nov2025) | Submit | Project 3 | Grades Posted | |
| 14 | Tu (18Nov2025) | Lecture | Censorship & E2E | slides |
| Th (20Nov2025) | Lecture | E2E & Usability | slides | |
| 15 | Tu (25Nov2025) | No Class | Thanksgiving Break | |
| Th (27Nov2025) | No Class | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 16 | Tu (02Dec2025) | Lecture | Digital Conflict | slides |
| Th (04Dec2025) | Lecture | Nation States | slides | |
| 17 | Th (11Dec2025) | Final Exam |