Official course description

The official course description is given in the module description

Course objectives

The course objective in a nutshell

Understand what Secure Embedded Linux Systems means - the characteristics, the issues - and how to ensure that the challenges of these systems are addressed properly.

Overall, the course objectives are:

Know how to configure and modify a bootloader for secure Linux startup
Understand how to identify and configure Linux kernel compilation parameters
Be capable of making Linux more secure (Linux Hardening)
Know how to use and configure the right filesystem according to the use-case
Know how to secure and control different interfaces