# Cybersecurity (SEC)
**Source**: https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/en/courses/sec/
**Parent**: https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/en/courses/
## Courses in cybersecurity (SEC) are offered by the Faculty of Engineering
### SEC 5100 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (3 units)
Security policies. Security mechanisms. Security awareness. User authentication. Applied Encryption. External and internal firewalls. Intrusion Detection, Security of operating systems, databases and software. Security of Web applications. Design of security system and components. Devices for security analysis: sniffers, attack detectors. Ethical issues in computer security.
**Course Component:** Lecture
Recommended prerequisite: It is recommended to have courses or practical experience equivalent to one of the following courses : [CEG 3185](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CEG%203185 "CEG 3185"), [CSI 3140](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CSI%203140 "CSI 3140"), [SEG 3102](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=SEG%203102 "SEG 3102"). The courses [CEG 4799](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CEG%204799 "CEG 4799"), [CSI 4139](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CSI%204139 "CSI 4139"), [MIA 5310](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=MIA%205310 "MIA 5310"), [SEC 5100](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=SEC%205100 "SEC 5100") cannot be combined for units.
### SEC 5101 Fundamentals of Cryptography (3 units)
The notion of secure communication. Building secure cryptosystems based on the assumption of computational hardness. Cryptographic one-way functions, trap-door functions, pseudorandom generators, and public/private-key encryption schemes. Computational indistinguishability and unpredictability. Digital signature and message authentication. Zero-knowledge/interactive proof systems. Application to e-commerce and e-trade.
**Course Component:** Lecture
Recommended prerequisites: It is recommended to have courses or practical experience equivalent to [CSI 3105](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CSI%203105 "CSI 3105") and [STA 2391](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=STA%202391 "STA 2391"). The courses [CSI 4108](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=CSI%204108 "CSI 4108"), [SEC 5101](https://catalogue.uottawa.ca/search/?P=SEC%205101 "SEC 5101") cannot be combined for units.