NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 網路安全(6924)
(Eng.) Network Security
Offering Dept Graduate Institute of Data Science and Information Computing
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher Pei-Ju Lee
Department Doctoral Program in Big Data Analytics for Industrial ApplicationsPh.D Language English Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description This course will cover three aspects of Information Security: traditional cryptography (cryptosystems, authentications, and digital signatures), network and internet security (intrusion detection, response, and communication security services), and security management (security management principles, models, and practices).
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
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There are a number of benefits people can acquire with the popularity of the computer and internet nowadays; however, the more convenient or more critical a service, the higher is the level of security required. The main focus of this course are aim to equip students with cryptography and information security knowledge as well as security management skills. This course will cover three aspects of Information Security: traditional cryptography (cryptosystems, authentications, and digital signatures), network and internet security (intrusion detection, response, and communication security services), and security management (security management principles, models, and practices).
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction [W. Stallings] 1, 2
Week 2 Block Ciphers, the Data Encryption Standard, [W. Stallings] 3
Week 3 Basic Number Theory, Finite Fields, Advance Encryption Standard [W. Stallings] 4, 5
Week 4 Block Cipher Operation, Pseudorandom Number Generation, Stream Ciphers [W. Stallings] 6, 7
Week 5 More Number Theory [W. Stallings] 8
Week 6 Public-Key Cryptosystems, RSA [W. Stallings] 9
Week 7 Other Public-Key Cryptosystems [W. Stallings] 10
Week 8 Midterm
Week 9 Cryptographic Hash Functions [W. Stallings] 11
Week 10 Message Authentication Codes [W. Stallings] 12
Week 11 Digital Signatures [W. Stallings] 13
Week 12 Key Management and Distribution [W. Stallings] 14
Week 13 User Authentication [W. Stallings] 15
Week 14 Network Access Control, Cloud Security [W. Stallings] 16
Week 15 Transport-Level Security, Wireless Network Security [W. Stallings] 17, 18
Week 16 Final
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
課堂參與 Participation 4 %
作業Homework 36 %
期中考Midterm 30 %
期末考Final 30 %
Textbook & other References
William Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice, Pearson.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
Wednesday 10:00am-12:00pm or by appointment
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