CS 6113 - [Language-Based Security]

Fall. Not offered 2016-2017. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: one of CS 4110 or CS 6110, or permission of the instructor.

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An exploration of methods for using programming languages and language semantics to enforce security. We will read recent papers on a variety of topics, including language-based authorization, enforcement of both confidentiality and integrity using type systems for controlling information flow, quantitative security measures, secure distributed computing, and methods for incorporating and checking uses of cryptography.