CS 5831 - [Security Protocols and Privacy]

Fall or Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: CS 2800 (or equivalent), CS 4810 (or mathematical maturity), or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students. Offered at Cornell Tech in New York City.

R. Pass.

This course covers advanced security and privacy protocols. Topics include basic key-exchange protocols, Internet Security Protocols (e.g., SSL/TLS), Oblivious RAM, Secure Two-party Computation, Voting protocols, and methods for data sanitization (i.e., how to ensure that publicly released data does not violate individuals’ privacy).