TSIT02 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Informationsteknologi, Datateknik, Datavetenskap

Computer Security

Active · next start HT 2026

98%

passed the latest ordinary exam

TEN1 · 15 Jan 2026 · 149 students

98%

passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years

TEN1 · 737 students

Harder than 5% of courses at basic level

Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 319 students.

Part of 10 programmes

Exam

98% passed · 737 students

91% passed · 54 students

Pass the re-exam: 91% (54 students), compared with 98% (737 students) on the ordinary exam
Get 4 or 5: 89% (791 students)

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Hand-in or lab

96% passed · 819 students

29% passed · 7 students

Pass a later round: 29% (7 students), compared with 96% (819 students) on the ordinary exam

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Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.

After completing the course the student is expected to:

Comprehend and describe computer security concepts, and design of good security measures for computer systems.
Describe standard cryptography tools used in computer and communication systems.
Comprehend and describe how to test computer systems for a different number of vulnerabilities.
Implement and test different types of cyber-attacks on a simulated environment.

Security concepts and design: confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA), risk analysis, threats and vulnerabilities, access control, authentication, biometrics, security models, password handling, operating system security, database security, legal aspects, social engineering.
Cryptography-based tools: Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, cryptanalysis, key generation and length, random number generation, stream and block ciphers, MACs and digital signatures, key management, replay attacks, Kerberos.
System testing: Penetration testing, SQL injection, session management, cross-site scripting, poor data validation, proxy servers, cross-site request forgery, ransomware, insecure direct object references.