Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA							2019_20
Subject	AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN CYBERSECURITY					Code	01733120
Study programme	1732 - MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN INVESTIGACION EN CIBERSEGURIDAD (OL)
Descriptors	Credit.	Type	Year	Period
	6	Optional	Second	First
Language	Castellano Ingles
Prerequisites
Department	ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.
Coordinador	CASTEJÓN LIMAS , MANUEL				E-mail	mcasl@unileon.es lsang@unileon.es jpela@unileon.es
Lecturers	CASTEJÓN LIMAS , MANUEL SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ , LIDIA PELAEZ ALVAREZ , JUAN DELFIN
Web	http://agora.unileon.es
General description	An introduction to authentication technologies in cybersecurity
Tribunales de Revisión	Tribunal titular Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. PEREZ GARCIA , HILDE Secretario ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. CUERVO FERNANDEZ , EVA MARIA Vocal ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. FERNANDEZ LLAMAS , CAMINO Tribunal suplente Cargo Departamento Profesor Presidente ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. PANIZO ALONSO , LUIS Secretario ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. RODRIGUEZ DE SOTO , ADOLFO Vocal ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. MATELLAN OLIVERA , VICENTE

Competencies

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
	A17100
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
	B5220
	B5221
	B5222
	B5223
	B5224
	B5225
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear
	C1
	C2
	C3
	C4
	C5

Learning aims

	Competences
Learning available authentication systems in real world applications.	A17100	B5220 B5221 B5222 B5223 B5224 B5225	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Learning biometric authentication technologies, their foundations, advantages and disadvantages.	A17100	B5220 B5221 B5222 B5223 B5224 B5225	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
Students can apply their conclussions	A17100	B5220 B5221 B5222 B5223 B5224 B5225	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
I. Authentication technologies	I. Authentication technologies
II. Authentication vulnerabilities	II. Authentication vulnerabilities
III. Multi-factor authentication	III. Multi-factor authentication
IV. Biometric authentication technologies	IV. Biometric authentication technologies
V. Biometric authentication systems in real world applications	V. Biometric authentication systems in real world applications
VI. Market, regulation, and user acceptance	VI. Market, regulation, and user acceptance

Planning

Methodologies  ::  Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Personal tuition	4	8.5	12.5
Tutorship of group	6	15.5	21.5
Assignments	15	37	52
Presentations / expositions	5	9	14
Lecture	12	28	40
Mixed tests	5	5	10
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies   ::  

	Description
Personal tuition	Time to provide support to the student's concerns on the topics covered
Tutorship of group	Sessions devoted to monitoring the development of the assignments
Assignments	Development of practical exercises addressing the main issues covered in the theory sessions
Presentations / expositions	Presentations addressing the development of the assignments
Lecture	Plenary session to provide guidance on the contents and focus on the crucial issues

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description Time to provide guidance on those aspects where major concerns may appear while learning the topics covered on the contents

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Assignments		40%
Mixed tests	Tests addressing the topics comprehended on the contents	Ver 'Otros comentarios y segunda convocatoria' 60%
Others	Analysis of the assigments handed in by the students	See 'Other comments and second call'
Other comments and second call
<p>The evaluation system considers 'Summative evaluation' (S1) and 'Continuous-Formative Evaluation' (S2).</p><div>S1 weight on the final mark might vary from a minimum of 50% to a maximum of 70%. Accordingly,  S2 weight on the final mark might vary from a maximum of 50% to a minimum of 30%.</div><div><br /></div><div>Second call evaluation follows the same rules as the first one.</div>

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic	The National Academies Press, Authentication technologies related documents, Cybersecurity collection, http://www.nap.edu/collection/31/cybersecurity Ravindra Das, Biometric Technology: Authentication, Biocryptography, and Cloud-Based Architecture, CRC-PRESS, Manuel Castejón Limas, Textbook, Javier Alfonso Cendón, Laura Fernández Robles
Complementary	, Moodle materials, ,

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