Announcements
01/19/07 No class
02/14/07 No class, Snow day
02/16/07 Guest Lecture by Himanshu Khurana
02/19/07 Carl Gunter's office hours cancelled
03/09/07 No class, Eng Open House
03/16/07 Midterm
04/03/07 Midterm Grades
04/11/07 No Class, Go to Vinton Cerf Lecture @ 1404
04/27/07 No Regular Class
05/01/07 Presentation / Demo Playbacks. Details.
05/02/07 Project Presentations. Schedule. Sign-up using the newsgroup. PowerPoint Template
05/02/07 Final on May 08, Tuesday, SC1304.
The final will cover all lectures (463.0.1, 463.0.2, 463.1, 463.2, 463.3, 463.4, 463.5.1, 463.5.2, 463.6.1, 463.6.2, 463.7, 463.8, 463.9, 463.10, 463.11 and 463.12) and reading material mentioned in those lectures. This is a closed book, closed notes examination. Your may not use calculators or any other electronic devices. The format of the exam will be similar to midterm but longer (may be 18-20 questions).

For covert channels in lecture 463.8 the slides are enough.

Course Information

Prerequisites: Basic background in security such as knowledge of public and secret keys.

Venue: 1304 Siebel Center
Time: 11am to 12:15pm on Wednesdays and Fridays

Staff:Carl A. Gunter (Instructor), Fariba Khan (TA)

Description:
 This is a course on Computer Security aimed at graduate students. It is also appropriate for advanced undergraduates and I2CS students with some background in security. The course is an instance of CS463, which is part of the overall security offerings at UIUC, but this course numbering is awaiting approval; see the Security Roadmap for an overall survey.

Topics in CS498CAG will include: foundations of access control, security policies, non-interference, key management, identities and anonymity, access control mechanisms, information flow, confinement, formal specifications and verification of security policies and protocols, vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, and program security. Reading related to these topic will be drawn from Computer Security Art and Science by Matt Bishop chapters 3,7,8,10,14,15,16,17,19,20,23,25,29 and supplementary papers. Please follow the link to the errata pages for this book. The course is designed and the lectures taught by Carl A. Gunter. The material will cover both practical and theoretical aspects of computer security. Assessment will consist of a midterm, a final exam, and a project.

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