FIT3173 Software security
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT3173 Software security is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and South Africa. It needs FIT1048, FIT1051, FIT1053 or FIT1045.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, South Africa
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT3173
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT3173
No unit lists FIT3173 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit aims to introduce secure software development issues from the design stage, through to implementation, testing and deployment. Topics studied include the secure software development life cycle, secure software design principles, threat evaluation models, secure coding and development practices, software security testing, deployment and maintenance. Students are provided with a range of practical exercises and tasks to reinforce their skills including: identification of security bugs in programs written in different programming languages, design, implementation, and testing of secure concurrent and networked applications and identification of vulnerabilities in networked and mobile/wireless applications.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | South Africa | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Model the possible vulnerabilities and threats for a given application system;
- 2
Apply appropriate methods for the design and realisation of secure software;
- 3
Analyse and evaluate security properties of concurrent and networked applications.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- Two hours lectures
- Two hours laboratories
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of lecture time in order to satisfy the reading, lab and assignment expectations.
Where it fits
FIT3173 is part of 8 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- COMPSCI03Additional computer science unitsAdvanced computer scienceNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC01Core unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC02Additional computer and networks security unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
- COMNTSEC03Core unitsComputer networks and securityNo reviews yet
- CYBERSEC01Additional cybersecurity unitsCybersecurityNo reviews yet
- SFTWRDEV01Additional level 3 unitsSoftware developmentNo reviews yet
- SFTWRDEV03Additional software development unitsSoftware developmentNo reviews yet
- SFTWRENG01Software engineering technical electivesSoftware engineeringNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Carsten Rudolph
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT3173?
You need FIT1048, FIT1051, FIT1053 or FIT1045 before you enrol.
When is FIT3173 offered?
In 2020, FIT3173 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and South Africa.
How much work is FIT3173?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include FIT3173?
FIT3173 is part of Advanced computer science; Computer networks and security; Cybersecurity; Software development; and Software engineering.