CSCE 4565 - Secure Software Systems

3 hours

Software-based attacks and the security design principles which foster the design, implementation, and verification/validation of secure software systems and architectures. Studies approaches, mechanisms and tools used to make software systems more secure and cover principles and practices of a secure and high assurance software development process, including architectural approaches to building secure software, security development lifecycle models, and design/verification/validation using languages and tools such as UML. Tools and techniques for code analysis and test as well as evaluation and certification of software are emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): CSCE 3550 with a grade of C or better.