CS 5430 - System Security

Spring. 4 credits. Letter Grades Only.

Prerequisite: CS 4410. Familiarity with Java, C, or C# programming languages expected.

F. Schneider.

Surveys security for computers and communications networks, including policy issues (e.g., the national debates on cryptography policy) as well as technical approaches for implementing properties that comprise trustworthiness for a computing system: confidentiality, integrity, availability, and assurance. Discusses cryptographic protocols and other mechanisms for implementing authorization and authentication in hardware and in software.