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SE 525 — SOFTWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE (CUR-516)

SE 525 — SOFTWARE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. Students in this course will learn architectural patterns for integrating security into software such as web applications.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Software Engineering
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Engineering / Computer Science / CDM
  • Catalog: SE 525
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

Students in this course will learn architectural patterns for integrating security into software such as web applications. Topics include: an overview of software security; integration of authentication, access control, and auditing into software; programming with symmetric-key and asymmetric-key cryptography, including key distribution and key management, use of certificates, and SSL/TLS; security mechanisms in modern runtime environments, e.g., code signing, code verification, access control, and security policies. Students will get hands-on experience designing and implementing secure software. CSC 435 and ( SE 450 or SE 456 ) are prerequisites for this class.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: SE 525.

Catalog context

  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms