Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
2010-2011
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IMT3491
- 5 ECTS
On the basis of
IMT2282 Operating systems
Expected learning outcomes
The course will address the methodology of penetration testing, learning how penetration tests are
constructed and experimenting with penetration testing tools in the laboratory. The course will look at
vulnerabilities in software both at server and client side, with a high focus on network applications.
The students should after the end of the course have a good overview of how an effective penetration test
should take place and of the threats that exists towards software, networks, and network services. A
deeper analysis and a set of practical exercises will be the foundation for a deeper understanding into
some specific security vulnerabilities that exists.
Topic(s)
- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing – definitions
- Penetration Testingx¨ Methodologies
- Password attacks
- Privilege escalation
- Network mapping
- Software vulnerabilities
- Web application problems
- XSS, parameters, persistence
- SQLinjection
- Data mining
- Fuzzing
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Group works
Laboratory work
Exercises
Form(s) of Assessment
Written exam, 2 hours
Evaluation of Project(s)
Form(s) of Assessment (additional text)
- Written exam (51%), depending on the number of students the exam might be oral
- Project work (49%)
- Both parts must be passed
Grading Scale
Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)
External/internal examiner
Evaluation by the lecturer and external examiner
Re-sit examination
Ordinary re-sit examination
New project(s) at next course dates
Examination support
None
Coursework Requirements
2 approved exercises
Teaching Materials
Articles and book chapters. Specifics to be announced at course start.
Additional information
In case there will be less than 5 students that will apply for the course, it will be at the discretion of Studieprogramansvarlig whether the course will be offered or not an if yes, in which form.