COS 432: Information SecurityFall 2008 |
General information
Schedule |
The schedule is subject to change. Please re-check this page periodically.
| Date | Lecture topic | Homework Due |
| Mon 15 Sep | Message integrity and pseudorandom functions | |
| Wed 17 Sep | Cryptographic hashes, bit commitments, and protocols | |
| Mon 22 Sep | Pseudorandom generators and stream ciphers | Homework 1 due |
| Wed 24 Sep | Block ciphers | |
| Mon 29 Sep | Public-key cryptography | |
| Wed 1 Oct | Key exchange and key management | |
| Mon 6 Oct | Authenticating users | |
| Wed 9 Oct | TBA | Homework 2 due |
| Mon 13 Oct | Protecting hosts from malicious programs | |
| Wed 15 Oct | Memory safety | |
| Mon 20 Oct | Access control | |
| Wed 22 Oct | Electronic voting | |
| Fri 24 Oct | Homework 3 due | |
| Mon 3 Nov | Information flow and multi-level security | |
| Wed 5 Nov | Spam | |
| Mon 10 Nov | Network security: protecting the infrastructure | Homework 4 due |
| Wed 12 Nov | Firewalls and virtual private networks | |
| Mon 17 Nov | E-commerce security: on-line systems | Homework 5 due |
| Wed 19 Nov | E-Commerce Security: off-line systems | |
| Mon 24 Nov | Protecting programs against hosts | |
| Wed 26 Nov | Cold-boot attacks on encrypted storage | |
| Mon 1 Dec | Denial of service | |
| Wed 3 Dec | Intellectual property and copy protection | |
| Thu 4 Dec | Homework 6 due | |
| Mon 8 Dec | Privacy and anonymity | |
| Wed 10 Dec | Guest lecture: Prof. Andrew Appel | Homework 7 due |
| Saturday, January 17, 7:30-10:30 PM, in 104 Computer Science |
Final Exam [sample final, sample midterm] |