18-731 Syllabus (Spring 2008)

Date
Topic
Homework or Project
Reading
Jan 15
Introduction


Jan 17
TCP / IP attacks

Bellovin, SCWA 
Jan 22
SSL / TLS

Reading on Blackboard (Stallings Chapter 17)
Jan 24
SSL / TLS (2)


Jan 29
BGP overview [Tina Wong]
Balakrishnan
Jan 31
VANET [Ramu Panayappan]
Project Groups due BKSHEPGH  Optional Reading: RPH
Feb 5
Securing BGP
KLMSND, Murphy
Feb 7
Next-generation secure Internet introduction, project ideas
BCPS
Feb 12
Accountability in NGSI
HW1 out
ABFKMS, BSLB (no critique due)
Feb 14
Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) Project proposal draft DM 
Feb 19
NIDS evasion
PN, HPK 
Feb 21
Broadcast security: key distribution HW1 due
M, WGL 
Feb 26
Broadcast security: authentication and signature
WL, PCST 
Feb 28
Broadcast security leftovers

no reading
Mar 4
Midterm exam review
no additional reading
Mar 6
Midterm exam
Miniproject 1 out

Mar 11
Spring break, no class


Mar 13
Spring break, no class


Mar 18
Intrusion tolerant systems/protocols [Nuno Ferreira Neves]

CL, (optional) S (no critique due for either paper)
Mar 20
Ad hoc networks: key establishment Project 1st mile stone CCH, (optional (fun to read)) AS
Mar 25
Ad hoc networks: secure routing
HPJ  
Mar 27
DDoS 1: introduction and traceback Miniproject 1 due MVS, SWKA 
Apr 1
NGSI: Receiver-based path selection (Dave Andersen)

MFV (no critique due)
Apr 3
Applications of NGSI in developing regions (Rahul Tongia)
Miniproject 2 out
Tongia, (optional reading) TSA (no critique due for either reading)
Apr 8
DDoS 2: smart filtering in a NGSI environment
MBFIPS, YPS   
Apr 10
Sensor networks: key establishment Project 2nd mile stone, HW2 out
EG
Apr 15
Leftover lecture material


Apr 17
Spring carnival, no class


Apr 22
Botnets and worm defense systems
HW2 due
RZMT, NKS 
Apr 24
Final exam review lecture Miniproject 2 due

Apr 29
Research project presentations


May 1
Research project presentations
Final project report