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Secure programming- Period 2
Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - late Dec 2025
Secure programming- Period 2
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Computer Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: XB_40005
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Knowledge of computer programming, preferably in C. Some knowledge of assembly is beneficial.
DESCRIPTION
The course is divided into the following modules:
A. Understanding Cryptographic primitives
1. Confidentiality, Integrity and Authentication (CIA) properties
2. Symmetric/asymmetric/stream ciphers
3. Digital certificates/signatures
4. Cryptographic hash Functions
5. OpenSSL engineering
B. Understanding (and avoiding) low-level bugs
1. Process memory layout
2. Buffer overflows
3. Integer overflow/format strings
4. Bug detection and mitigation
5. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
C. Special topics in Security (optional)
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
A. Understanding Cryptographic primitives
1. Confidentiality, Integrity and Authentication (CIA) properties
2. Symmetric/asymmetric/stream ciphers
3. Digital certificates/signatures
4. Cryptographic hash Functions
5. OpenSSL engineering
B. Understanding (and avoiding) low-level bugs
1. Process memory layout
2. Buffer overflows
3. Integer overflow/format strings
4. Bug detection and mitigation
5. Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
C. Special topics in Security (optional)
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.