Evaluation on Security and Privacy of Web-Based Learning Systems

Web-based learning systems are becoming popular in the recent years. Many courses and lectures are now conducted online. Similar to other web-based applications, security and privacy of Web-based learning systems should not be overlooked. In this paper, we evaluate the security and privacy of general web-based learning systems. We address the security and privacy requirements specific to them. Recommendations on design and implementation of a secure web-based learning system are also presented. In particular, we have evaluated the security services of two popular webbased learning tools.