268-0102-00L Applied Security Laboratory
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Lecturers | D. Basin |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Only for DAS in Cyber Security. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268-0102-00 P | Applied Security Laboratory | 3 hrs |
| D. Basin |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Hands-on course on applied aspects of information security. Applied information security, operating system security, OS hardening, computer forensics, web application security, project work, design, implementation, and configuration of security mechanisms, risk analysis, system review. |
| Learning objective | The Applied Security Laboratory addresses four major topics: operating system security (hardening, vulnerability scanning, access control, logging), application security with an emphasis on web applications (web server setup, common web exploits, authentication, session handling, code security), computer forensics, and risk analysis and risk management. |
| Content | This course emphasizes applied aspects of Information Security. The students will study a number of topics in a hands-on fashion and carry out experiments in order to better understand the need for secure implementation and configuration of IT systems and to assess the effectivity and impact of security measures. This part is based on a book and virtual machines that include example applications, questions, and answers. The students will also complete an independent project: based on a set of functional requirements, they will design and implement a prototypical IT system. In addition, they will conduct a thorough security analysis and devise appropriate security measures for their systems. Finally, they will carry out a technical and conceptual review of another system. All project work will be performed in teams and must be properly documented. |
| Lecture notes | The course is based on the book "Applied Information Security - A Hands-on Approach". More information: http://www.infsec.ethz.ch/appliedlabbook |
| Literature | Recommended reading includes: * Pfleeger, Pfleeger: Security in Computing, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, available online from within ETH * Garfinkel, Schwartz, Spafford: Practical Unix & Internet Security, O'Reilly & Associates. * Various: OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications, available online * Huseby: Innocent Code -- A Security Wake-Up Call for Web Programmers, John Wiley & Sons. * Scambray, Schema: Hacking Exposed Web Applications, McGraw-Hill. * O'Reilly, Loukides: Unix Power Tools, O'Reilly & Associates. * Frisch: Essential System Administration, O'Reilly & Associates. * NIST: Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems, available online as PDF * BSI: IT-Grundschutzhandbuch, available online |
| Prerequisites / Notice | * The lab allows flexible working since there are only few mandatory meetings during the semester. * The lab covers a variety of different techniques. Thus, participating students should have a solid foundation in the following areas: information security, operating system administration (especially Unix/Linux), and networking. Students are also expected to have a basic understanding of HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL because several examples are implemented in these languages. * Students must be prepared to spend more than three hours per week to complete the lab assignments and the project. This applies particularly to students who do not meet the recommended requirements given above. Successful participants of the course receive 8 credits as compensation for their effort. * All participants must sign the lab's charter and usage policy during the introduction lecture. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 5 credits |
| Examiners | D. Basin |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | The deliverables and their contribution towards the semester performance are: 1) an individual lab journal documenting each student’s work with the book (20%) and 2) the project deliverables which are handed in as a group (80%). |
Learning materials
| Main link | Course web page |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | DAS ETH in Cyber Security (268000) |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAS in Cyber Security | Core Courses | O |  |