You can are required to research into one of the following topics on data security or computer-network security and to write a report.
Topics to select from are:
- Cryptanalysis of well-known ciphers (e.g., AES, RSA, SHA, etc.)
- Multi-factor authentication and its applications
- Security in digital content distributing systems
- Digital copyright protection
- Privacy protection in electronic commerce
- Privacy and security issues in eHealth
- Access control and data integrity for hospital databases
- Protection of network-based systems against distributed denial-of-service attacks
- IPsec implementation issues in wireless networks
- Secure wireless routing
- Challenges and solutions for security in mobile ad-hoc networks
- Security in peer-to-peer networks
- Security in on-line network games
- IPv6 security issues
- Digital watermarking and fingerprinting
The report should provide an in-depth analysis of the topic based on your research. It is expected that: (1) The security theories, principles, and techniques covered by the subject are applied to your analysis; and (2) The report should include your research findings.
Please note that every student is welcome to choose this option. If you have completed a research report for your first assignment, you may select a new topic to do or continue your topic for the first assignment.
For those who choose to do research and to write reports for both assignments 1 and 2, please make sure that the two research reports are different in the following aspects.
(1) The second research report should include applications of the security theories, principles, and techniques of the subject.
(2) The second report should include your research findings (such as, improved security techniques, improved protocols, or new security techniques proposed by yourself).
(3) The two reports should not have 20% or more overlap (if you choose the same topic as the first assignment).