COS 432: Information SecurityFall 2010 |
General information
Schedule |
The schedule is subject to change. Please re-check this page periodically.
| Date | Lecture topic | Homework Due | |
| Mon 20 Sep | Message integrity and pseudorandom functions | ||
| Wed 22 Sep | Randomness, pseudorandomness, and stream ciphers | ||
| Mon 27 Sep | Block ciphers | ||
| Wed 29 Sep | Public-key cryptography | Homework 1 due | |
| Mon 4 Oct | Key exchange and key management | ||
| Wed 6 Oct | Authenticating people | ||
| Mon 11 Oct | Access control | Homework 2 due | |
| Wed 13 Oct | Information flow | ||
| Mon 18 Oct | Memory safety | ||
| Wed 20 Oct | Web attacks and defenses (1) | Homework 3 due | |
| Mon 25 Oct | Spam | ||
| Wed 27 Oct | Web attacks and defenses (2) | Homework 4 due | |
| Mon 8 Nov | Electronic voting | ||
| Wed 10 Nov | Trusted Computing: hardware support for platform security | Homework 5 due | |
| Mon 15 Nov | Network security: protecting the infrastructure | ||
| Wed 17 Nov | Firewalls and virtual private networks | ||
| Mon 22 Nov | E-commerce security: on-line systems | Homework 6 due | |
| Wed 24 Nov | Research talk: cold-boot attacks | ||
| Mon 29 Nov | E-Commerce Security: off-line systems | ||
| Wed 1 Dec | Guest lecture: Prof. Andrew Appel | ||
| Fri 3 Dec | Homework 7 due at 11:00 AM | ||
| Mon 6 Dec | Anonymous and private communication | ||
| Wed 8 Dec | Privacy on the Web | ||
| Mon 13 Dec | Privacy, databases, and analytics | ||
| Wed 15 Dec | Economics of security | ||
| Thu 16 Dec | Homework 8 due at 11:00 PM | ||
| Wed 19 Jan | Final Exam, in Friend 101, 1:30-4:30 PM Open notes, open homework Here are two sample finals |