Carleton University · CSEC 4300

Software Security

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Resilience of everyday software to vulnerabilities. Security engineering and the security development lifecycle. Static analysis and vulnerability analysis. Model checkers. Security testing, non-functional testing, fuzz-testing. Programming languages and security. Cryptographic APIs and use of security toolkits.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): ( COMP 3000 or SYSC 4001 ), COMP 3004 and CSEC 3108 .

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): ( COMP 3000 or SYSC 4001 ), COMP 3004 and CSEC 3108 .
  • Lectures three hours a week.
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Resilience of everyday software to vulnerabilities. Security engineering and the security development lifecycle. Static analysis and vulnerability analysis. Model checkers. Security testing, non-functional testing, fuzz-testing. Programming languages and security. Cryptographic APIs and use of security toolkits.

  • Prerequisite(s): ( COMP 3000 or SYSC 4001 ), COMP 3004 and CSEC 3108 .
  • Lectures three hours a week.

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