This option cannot be validated together with the options « Cryptography and information security » or « Communication Networks ». Students are however allowed to choose elective courses among these other options.
Students who have attended the "Networking and security" option should be able to :
Understand and explain the various devices and protocols used in computer network
Design, configure and manage computer networks by taking into account the need of the application
Identify the major classes of distributed applications and parallels, the raised issues and the solutions to bring
Carry out applications distributed by implementing the means and appropriate techniques
Understand the characteristics of distributed systems: parallelism, synchronisation, communication, synchronisation, models of misconduct and threats
Be able to use techniques, algorithms and adapted languages to design, to model and to analyse distributed applications
Understand and implement mechanisms (cryptography, protocols, ...) to secure networks and distributed systems.
