18-731 Syllabus (Spring 2007)

Date
Topic
Homework or Project
Reading
Jan 17
Introduction


Jan 22
TCP / IP attacks

Bellovin, SCWA 
Jan 24
SSL / TLS

Reading on Blackboard (Stallings Chapter 17)
Jan 29
BGP overview [Tina Wong]

Balakrishnan
Jan 31
(Reading day)


Feb 5
VANET applications [Fan Bai]
Project Groups due BKSHE
Feb 7
TCP/IP and SSL/TLS leftovers, project ideas

no reading due
Feb 12
VANET security [Ahren Studer]
PGH, RPH
Feb 14
Securing BGP Project proposal draft, HW1 out
KLMSND, Murphy
Feb 19
Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS)

DM
Feb 21
NIDS evasion

PN, HPK   
Feb 26
Broadcast security: key distribution
HW1 due
M, WGL  
Feb 28
Broadcast security: authentication and signature

WL, PCST 
March 5
Midterm exam review


Mar 7
Midterm exam
Miniproject 1 out

Mar 12
Spring break, no class


Mar 14
Spring break, no class


Mar 19
DDoS 1: introduction and traceback

MVS, SWKA
Mar 21
DDoS 2: smart filtering
Project 1st mile stone MBFIPS, YPS  
Mar 26
Botnets [Jason Franklin]

RZMT, RFD
Mar 28
Worm defense systems [Akash Zaveri]
Miniproject 1 due NKS, BLPS
Apr 2
Ad hoc networks: key establishment

CCH, (optional (fun to read)) AS
Apr 4
Ad hoc networks: secure routing
Miniproject 2 out
HPJ
Apr 9
Sensor networks: key establishment

EG
Apr 11
Sensor networks: secure routing and secure applications
Project 2nd mile stone, HW2 out
KW
Apr 16
TCG, AMD SVM, Intel LT / TXT [Jon McCune]

Book chapters available on blackboard: Grawrock Ch. 8: Attestation, Ch. 10: LT Architecture, AMD manual sections 15-15.3, 15.25-15.27, Ch. 11: Late Launch,
Optional (provides additional background): TCG Arch. Overview
Apr 18
P2P security [Charles Fry]

PIAKV, LMSW, (optional) Cohen 
Apr 23
802.11 (in)security
HW2 due
BGW, BHL
Apr 25
Phishing [Bryan Parno] Miniproject 2 due
DTH, PKP
Apr 30
Project review


May 2
Project review
Final project report