CSE 548 syllabus

Course Syllabus - Fall B 2022 CSE 548: Advanced Computer Network Security Contact Information Instructor: Live Sessions: Abdulhakim Sabur To decide on the best time for you, please go to this Doodle Poll and vote on the Live Events time. Once the time is selected the syllabus and course will be updated. Teaching Assistant(s): Virtual Office Hours: Abdualrhman Almeajel Wednesdays from 9-10 AM MST Content Questions: Coursera Discussion Forum Project or Assignment Questions: Coursera Discussion Forum Slack Channel: Slack Direct Link Note : You must join/access this workspace using your ASURITE credentials. Content Issues: Course “Report an Issue” tool (clickable link on every content page) Technical Support: Coursera Learner Help Center Note : Please make sure you are logged in so that support personnel recognize you as an ASU learner. General Support: mcsonline@asu.edu Note : When sending an email about this class, please include the prefix "CSE 548" in the subject line of your message. Please use this email address for questions that are private in nature. If it is a question that would benefit your classmates, and is not private in nature, please post in Ed Discussion. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 1

Course Description Focusing on the areas of applied cryptography, system security, and the principles and practices of network security, this course explores the necessary tools, techniques, and concepts of network security for modern computer networks. The course’s coverage of advanced network security includes both cutting-edge technologies and research topics, primarily at the MAC layer and above. The course not only provides students with exposure to burgeoning areas of network security but also hands-on experience using the tools essential for computer network and cybersecurity today and in the future. Specific topics covered include: ● Public key and symmetric key based cryptography ● Access control models ● Network security policies ● Authentication protocols ● Secure protocol standards ● Public Key Infrastructure and its development trends ● Virtual Private Network and its restrictions ● Attack graphs and attack trees ● SDN/NFV based Security Solutions ● Cloud network security ● ML and AI for computer network security ● Moving target defense in computer networks Technologies covered include: ● Python ● Html ● Virtual Box 5.0 ● Apache Web Service Learning Outcomes Learners completing this course will be able to: ● Explain basic security terminologies, models, architectures and techniques. ● Apply proven methodologies to design secure networks that address enduring and emerging issues. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 2

Proficient Experience ● Familiarity with these tools to understand network traffic, binaries and web applications for your coursework: ○ Tcpdump ○ Ifconfig ○ Route ○ Ip ○ ping ○ Traceroute ● Basic computer network concepts: ○ TCP/IP ○ packet switching ○ network services architecture ○ network protocol stack (MAC layer and above) ○ basic network security concepts such as encryption/decryption, authentication, access control, identity/key management ● Basic network security concepts: ○ encryption/decryption ○ authentication ○ access control ○ identity/key management ● Operating systems: ○ Windows 10 ○ Linux 64 bit ○ Mac OS X Technology Requirements Hardware ● Intel or AMD based computer with 8GB or more memory. ○ Note: 6GB is technically sufficient, but performance will be sluggish. ● Reliable, strong Internet connection ● Webcam ● Microphone Software/Other ● VirtualBox 5.0 or Newer (available at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 4

● Windows 10, Mac OS X, or Linux 64-bit as base operation system. ○ Note: Knowing how to use the Linux OS is a plus. The course project will be completed using the language that the learner chooses. However, the course team will not be able to help the learner if they choose any language that is not Python, Java, or C#. Textbook and Readings At the graduate level, inquiry, research, and critical reading are part of the learning experience; however, this course does not have a required textbook. Any required readings are provided within or are accessible through the course and the ASU Library . For interested learners, the following textbook is recommended: Software-Defined Networking and Security: From Theory to Practice . Dijiang Huang, Ankur Chowdhary, and Sandeep Pisharody (CRC Press, 2018). Course Schedule and Important Dates Course teams will not be working on ASU’s days off* and those are listed in the Course Schedule. Please review the ASU Days Off for more details. Week/Title Begins at 12:01 AM Arizona (AZ) Time Ends at 11:59 PM Arizona (AZ) Time Welcome and Start Here October 7, 2022 October 16, 2022 Week 1: Computer Network Foundations October 12, 2022 October 16, 2022 Week 2: Security Foundations October 17, 2022 October 23, 2022 Week 3: Virtual Networks October 24, 2022 October 30, 2022 Week 4: Software-Defined Networks and Network Functional Virtualization October 31, 2022 November 6, 2022 CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 5

Graded Discussion Prompts This course has a “Class Participation” requirement that will account for 5% of your final course grade. To fulfill this requirement, you must attend or watch a recording of a live event or participate in the course’s discussion forum(s) at least once a week. Discussion Forum participation may be either a substantive original post or a substantive reply, and it may comprise a question or comment about course material or be a share of (or comment on) links to course topic-related articles or papers that you think might be of interest to classmates. Simply saying “thank you” or posting brief, general comments in a discussion forum thread will not count towards this credit. Because Slack is not for course discussion, posts in Slack do not count toward class Graded Quizzes An automatic late penalty of 25% will be applied each day a quiz is submitted after the scheduled due date and time. These quizzes count toward your final grade in the class. Your lowest quiz score will be automatically dropped. ● Week 1 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 1 ● Week 2 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 2 ● Week 3 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 3 ● Week 4 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 4 ● Week 5 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 5 ● Week 6 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 6 ● Week 7 Graded Quiz - due at the end of Week 7 Assignment(s) ● Class Participation - due at the end of Week 7 CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 7

Project(s) An automatic late penalty of 25% for each day late is applied to projects submitted after the scheduled due date and time. These projects count toward your final grade in the class. ● Project 1: Packet Filter Firewall (iptables) - due at the end of Week 2 on October 23, 2022 at 11:59 PM MST ● Project 2: SDN-Based Stateless Firewall - due at the end of Week 4 on November 6, 2022 at 11:59 PM MST ● Project 3: SDN-Based DoS Attacks and Mitigation - due at the end of Week 6 on November 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM MST ● Project 4: Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection Solutions - due at the end of Week 8 on December 4, 2022 at 11:59 PM MST Exams A single-automatic late penalty of 100% is applied after the scheduled due date and time. ● Midterm Exam - available from November 6, 2022 at 12:01 am - until November 13, 2022 MST until at 11:59 pm MST ● Final Exam - available from November 26, 2022 at 12:01 am MST until December 7, 2022 at 11:59 pm MST Course Content Each course in the MCS program is uniquely designed by expert faculty, so learners can best master the learning outcomes. As a result, course features and experiences are not the same across all MCS courses. Learners are expected to plan accordingly to accommodate for these differences. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 8

Graded Discussion Prompts (Discussion Forum Participation) Discussion forums: Cousera’s provides built-in weekly discussion forums. Although the course team is engaged in these discussions, the forums are also spaces to support and enrich learner-to-learner communication and learning. For more information, please review the course communication-related readings in the “Welcome - Start Here!” section of Week 1. Note: This course has a “Class Participation” requirement that will account for 5% of your final course grade. To fulfill this requirement, you must attend or watch a recording of a live event or participate in the course’s discussion forum(s) at least once a week. Discussion Forum participation may be either a substantive original post or a substantive reply, and it may comprise a question or comment about course material or be a share of (or comment on) links to course topic-related articles or papers that you think might be of interest to classmates. Simply saying “thank you” or posting brief, general comments in a discussion forum thread will not count towards this credit. Because Slack is not for course discussion, posts in Slack do not count toward class participation. Knowledge Checks Designed to support your learning, these are short, ungraded quizzes to test your knowledge of the concepts presented in the lecture videos. You may take your time, review your notes, and learn at your own pace because knowledge checks are untimed. With unlimited attempts, you may retake these as often as you would like at any point in the course. You are encouraged to read the feedback provided, review your answer choices, and compare them to the correct answers. With the feedback as your guide, you may use these quizzes as opportunities to study for other assessments and tasks in the course. There are no late penalties. Knowledge check quizzes are not counted towards your overall course grade . Practice Quizzes There is a practice quiz to help prepare you for each graded quiz. You may retake these quizzes as often as you like at any point in the course. You are encouraged to read the full feedback, review your answer choices, and compare them to the correct answers. With the feedback as your guide, you may use these quizzes as opportunities to study for other assessments and tasks in the course. There are no late penalties. These quizzes are not counted toward your final grade in the class. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 10

Graded Quizzes Each week includes one (1) graded quiz. Each graded quiz comprises a relatively small number (approximately ten (10)) single- or multiple-select multiple choice questions. You will be allowed one (1) attempt for each of these quizzes. There is a 60-minute time limit to complete each quiz. Graded quizzes in this course include partial feedback. For academic integrity purposes, once grades are made available, learners will see their overall total scores. Correct and incorrect answers and feedback to each question will not be provided. Read the Graded Quiz and Exam Policy for more information. An automatic late penalty of 25% will be applied each day a quiz is submitted after the scheduled due date and time. These quizzes count toward your final grade in the class. Your lowest quiz score will be automatically dropped. Ungraded Background Labs Preparatory "background" labs are available to help you develop proficiencies that you may not yet have but need to successfully complete each project. If you are new to VirtualBox, please do not skip the background lab CS-SYS-00101 (VM in VirtualBox) that is provided with Project 1.Each project will list the recommended background. These are not graded and will not count towards your final grade. The project page within the Welcome & Start Here section of the course provides an overview of the background labs and course projects. Project(s) This course includes four (4) individual projects. All projects are provided in the first week of the course in the Welcome and Start Here section, so you can preview what is expected and design your own learning schedules to complete these on time. As a set of three (3) or four (4), the projects may be included in the Request for Faculty Review: MCS Project Portfolio submission, which is optional. An automatic late penalty of 25% for each day late is applied to projects submitted after the scheduled due date and time. These projects count toward your final grade in the class These projects count toward your final grade in the class. ○ Project 1: Packet Filter Firewall (iptables) ○ Project 2: SDN-Based Stateless Firewall ○ Project 3: SDN-Based DoS Attacks and Mitigation ○ Project 4: Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection Solutions CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 11

Exam Details Midterm Exam Final Exam Content Covered Weeks 1-4 Weeks 5-8 Question Type single- and multiple-answer multiple choice questions single- and multiple-answer multiple choice questions Number of Questions 31 total questions (30 content questions pulled randomly from a question bank + 1 academic integrity question) 20 total questions (19 content questions pulled randomly from a question bank + 1 academic integrity question) Availability Start November 6, 2022 at 12:01 AM AZ Time November 26, 2022 at 12:01 AM AZ Time Availability End November 13, 2022 at 11:59 PM AZ time December 7, 2022 at 11:59 PM AZ time Last Available ProctorU Appointment November 13, 2022 at 9:01 PM Phoenix time. December 7, 2022 at 9:01 PM Phoenix time. Duration 120 minutes + plan for at least 15 minutes for proctoring set up 120 minutes + plan for at least 15 minutes for proctoring set up Midterm Exam Allowances ● Hardcopy and/or digital books and/or reference materials (all) : none ● Calculators (all) : none CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 13

● Notes in any format of any kind (all) : Six (6) sheets (both sides) of 8.5x11/A4 paper of handwritten notes OR four (4) sheets (both sides) of 8.5x11/A4 paper of typed/printed notes (printouts of lecture slides are NOT allowed) ● Web (all) : none ● Software (all) : none ● Other technologies, devices, and means of communication (all) : none ● Whiteboard, scratch paper, writing utensils, erasing resources : Learners are strongly encouraged to use the whiteboard option instead of scratch paper. ○ If using a whiteboard, learners may have erasable whiteboard markers and what is needed to erase writing on the whiteboard; please have extra whiteboard markers and eraser resources in your testing area. ○ If using scratch paper, learners may have two (2) sheets (both sides) of 8.5x11/A4 blank paper and writing utensils (e.g., pens, pencils, markers, and/or highlighters) and erasers; please have extra writing supplies in your testing area should you run out of ink, the pencil breaks, etc. ○ Before the exam concludes and the proctoring session ends, all scratch paper must be destroyed and all whiteboard markings must be erased. The last question in the exam will be a confirmation of learners executing these ASU academic integrity actions. ● Other : Learners are to independently take the exam in a single session without leaving the testing space (e.g., no bathroom breaks) to ensure proctoring of the entire session. Once you open the exam, your testing session begins. You will be allowed one (1) attempt to take and complete each exam. Learners are to stay within a clear view of the proctor throughout the duration of the proctored exam session. You will be unable to open the exam until the exam proctor enters the password during the date and time you scheduled to take your exam with ProctorU . ● Reminder : All virtual machines must be closed prior to starting proctoring. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 14

proctor throughout the duration of the proctored exam session. You will be unable to open the exam until the exam proctor enters the password during the date and time you scheduled to take your exam with ProctorU . ● Reminder : All virtual machines must be closed prior to starting proctoring. Proctoring ProctorU is an online proctoring service that allows learners to take exams online while ensuring the integrity of the exam for the institution. ● You are expected to scan your testing space using your webcam for the proctor. Proctoring also requires you to have sound and a microphone. Please plan accordingly. ● You are strongly encouraged to schedule your exam(s) within the first two weeks of the course to ensure you find a day and time that works best for your schedule. Time slots can fill up quickly, especially during high volume time periods. ○ You must set up your proctoring at least 72 hours prior to the exam. ● The exam proctor will input the exam password . ● Additional information and instructions are provided in the Welcome and Start Here section of the course. ● When you are going to schedule exams, you must pick “Coursera” as your institution. ● Learners with exam accommodations through Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS ) should not schedule exams until they receive an email invitation specifically for them from ProctorU. ● Your ID needs to be in English. See your MCS Onboarding Course for more information. Course Grade Breakdown Course Work Quantity Team or Individual Percentage of Grade CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 16

Class participation 8 5% Graded weekly quizzes** 7 25% Projects Total*** 1 40% Project 1: Packet Filter Firewall (iptables) 10% Project 2: SDN-Based Stateless Firewall Project 3: SDN-Based DoS Attacks and Mitigation Project 4: Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection Solution Midterm Exam 1 15% Final Exam 1 15% *The project(s) count for 30% or more of the overall course grade, so this is a portfolio eligible course. See the MCS Graduate Handbook for more information about the portfolio requirement if you are a degree student. Grade Scale You must earn a cumulative grade of 67% to earn a “C” in this course. You must earn at least a “C” to receive graduate credit. Final course grades will include pluses and minuses. The instructor reserves the right to adjust individual grades based on, but not limited to: violations of academic integrity. Grade Scale A+ ≥97% B+ ≥84% C+ ≥72% E < 50% A ≥93% B ≥80% C ≥67% CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 17

Virtual Office Hours - Weekly Virtual Office Hours offer a chance for learners to get their questions answered from the course team. Although the course team is responsive to trends in Ed Discussion and mcsonline@asu.edu emails, Virtual Office Hours focus on addressing learners’ specific questions related to content: clarifications, reteaching, assessment review, etc. These sessions are not intended to address program or course design questions or feedback. Assistants do not have the authority to weigh in or make decisions regarding those items, so please do not include those at this time. These sessions are specific to helping learners learn materials and understand various course assessments. Feedback of that nature is best addressed in the communication channel: mcsonline@asu.edu and please include it in your course survey. Almeajel’s virtual office hour: Wednesdays from 9-10 AM Hours are recorded, but not uploaded into the course. Slack Channel This course will have a unique Slack workspace where you can communicate with your classmates. You must join/access this workspace using your ASURITE credentials. While your instructors have access to the Slack workspace, it is intended to provide a space to create community with your classmates. Please remember to follow the communication protocol pinned in your Slack channel to ensure that any questions or concerns you have are addressed in a timely manner. Also, please remember ASU’s Academic Integrity policy , and refrain from sharing assessment questions, answers or solutions. Course Outline with Assignments Please review the ASU Days Off for more details. Course teams will not be working on ASU’s days off. CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 19

Welcome and Start Here (October 7 - October 16) Topics Academic Integrity Course Syllabus Required Prior Knowledge and Skills and Technology Requirements Course [Assignment(s) and/or Project(s)] Overview [Peer Review Information] Exam Information and ProctorU Other Tasks Required Checkpoint: Technology Access and Installation Activity: Zeemap Discussion: Get to Know Your Classmates Schedule your proctoring with ProctorU for your proctored exam(s) Required Checkpoint: Getting Started Quiz Graded Coursework N/A Week 1: Computer Network Foundations (October 12 - October 16) Getting Started Computer Network Basics and Infrastructure Network Addresses Computer Networking Services Other Tasks Complete “Get to Know Your Classmates” (discussion forum assignment) Attend and/or watch the recorded instructor’s Live Session CSE 548 Syllabus Fall B 2022 20