This option cannot be validated together with the options « Cryptography and information security » or « Communication Networks ». Students are however allowed to choose elective courses from these other options.
Students who have completed the "Networking and security" option will be able to :
- Understand and explain the various devices and protocols used in computer networks.
- Design, configure and manage computer networks by taking into account the needs of the application.
- Identify the major classes of distributed and parallel applications, the problems involved and the appropriate solutions.
- Create distributed applications by putting in practice the appropriate means and techniques.
- Understand the characteristics of distributed systems: parallelism, synchronisation, communication, synchronisation, models of misconduct and threats.
- Use techniques, algorithms and dedicated languages to design, model and analyse distributed applications.
- Understand and implement the mechanisms (cryptography, protocols, ...) to secure networks and distributed systems.