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Authentication Methods and Protocols – M593

 Academic year 2010/11


"If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year, you return it to its rightful owner."
– from U.S. Federal Income Tax form








Learning outcomes
  1. Critically analyse authentication methods to identify the key principles and future directions.
  2. Critically analyse and evaluate the social impact and commercial potential of identity and privacy issues involved with authentication.
  3. Write effectively to communicate observations, technical solutions, social issues and commercial ideas.



Assessments
Critical analysis and communication skills are assessed through coursework and an end of unit examination.
  1. The coursework was a research report and contributed 20% to the unit mark.
  2. 90 minutes open notes end of unit examination that contributed 80% to the unit mark.

Students are required to use individual pages on Mosaic to write and submit their coursework.

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Syllabus topics and notes
  1. Context of authentication   (notes)
  2. Concepts of identity and privacy   (notes)
  3. Commonly used authentication methods   (notes)
  4. Advanced authentication methods   (notes)
  5. Commercial authentication systems   (notes)
  6. Responsibility and protection of individual privacy   (notes)

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Study resources
BOOKS
  • Burnett, S., Paine, S. (2001). RSA security's official guide to cryptography. New York: McGraw-Hill Osborne.
    Read using Ebrary
  • S. Kent (Ed., 2003), Who goes there? Authentication through the lens of privacy. Washington: National Academies Press.
    Read using Ebrary

RESEARCH SOURCES

UK LEGISLATION

INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES

WRITING GUIDES

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Unit lecturer
Please contact Chi Nguyen with questions or suggestions.