Fall 2008 schedule: Tues., 6:10 - 8:40 pm, 1776 G. Street, Room 104. However, from Lecture II onwards, class will be from 6:30-9 pm
Text: Computer Security: Art and Science by Matt Bishop. Please check errata for your printing on the website.
Instructor: Poorvi Vora Office: 706 Philips. Office Hours: Tues: 1-4 pm, Wed: 2-5 pm.
Grader: Christopher Howard. Email: choward.
Homeworks are due by 6 pm on due date. Submit them in Blackboard. No other methods of submission will be accepted. Late HWs are not allowed.
Grading: HW: 30%; Best 10 of 11 quizzes, 15%; Two tests: 15% each; Final: 25%;
283 and 172 will be graded separately. If you are an undergrad, please consult your adviser before choosing to take 283; graduate credit for 283 is not automatic for undergrads, but all those enrolled in 283 will be graded together.
Slides and notes on this website are not in final form till one week after the lecture covering the material. I often update notes and slides during and after the lecture
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Week I, 2 Sept. 2008
Course Outline .
Introduction. Classical Ciphers.
Chapters 1, 9.1, 9.2.1, 9.2.2 (no index of coincidence or Kasiski attack)
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Week II, 9 Sept. 2008
Stream Ciphers, Block Ciphers.
Chapters 9.2.3, 11.2, 9.3, 9.4 Quiz 1 |
Week III, 16 Sept. 2008
Public Key Cryptography (file modified since Sept. 9)
Chapter 10, except 10.2.2, 10.3 and 10.5
HW 1 assigned. Due September 30, 6 pm ON BLACKBOARD Quiz 2 |
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Week IV, 23 Sept. 2008
Complete Public Key Cryptography. Public Key Infrastructure. Access Control: Access Control Matrix.
Completing: Chapter 10, except 10.2.2, 10.3 and 10.5. Chapter 2.
Quiz 3 |
Week V, 30 Sep. 2008
Access Control Lists, Capability-Based Access Control,
Lock-Key and Ring-Based Access Control,
Chapter 15 excluding section 15.2.4.
Quiz 4
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Week VI, 7 Oct. 2008
Test 1 on Lectures I-V |
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Week VII, 14 Oct. 2008
Birthday and replay attacks. Schneier Attack Trees. Security Policy.
Chapter 4 excluding 4.5, read 4.6 on your own.
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Week VIII, 21 Oct. 2008
Confidentiality, Integrity and Hybrid Models
Chapters 5.1, 5.2.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2 from text
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Week IX, 28 Oct. 2008
Authentication. Design Principles and Trusted OS.
HW 2 assigned. Due November 7, 6 pm ON BLACKBOARD Quiz 7
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Week X, 4 Nov. 2008
Complete Authentication and Trusted OS.
Quiz 5 Solutions, Quiz 6 Solutions, Quiz 7 Solutions, HW 2 Solutions
Chapters 12 and 13 from text
Quiz 8
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Week XI, 11 Nov. 2008
Test 2, Lectures VII-X
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Week XII, 18 Nov. 2008
Identity, Covert Channels, Malware
HW 3 assigned. Due December 10, 6 pm ON BLACKBOARD
Quiz 9
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Week XIII, 25 Nov. 2008 Quiz 10
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Week XIV, 2 Dec. 2008
Voting
Quiz 11 |