The course stands on its own. Prior knowledge of Assembly and C is beneficial, but not required.

After successful participation in the course students shall have

• knowledge and application skills with selected tools for “reverse engineering”
• familiarity with basic considerations of security for software components and ability to evaluate them
• understanding of the impact of security vulnerabilities within software components and competence in hardening/mitigating them

written exam, 90 min. (K90, Software Security) and report (BE, Lab Software Security)

Prof. Dr. Dirk Westhoff

Comprehensive knowledge of “reverse engineering” approaches and the capability to judge the security of software-components are increasingly required by potential employers of computer-science graduates.