18-731 Syllabus (Spring 2009)

Date
Topic
Homework or Project
Reading
Jan 13
Introduction


Jan 15
TCP / IP attacks

Bellovin, SCWA 
Jan 20
SSL / TLS

Reading on Blackboard: Stallings Chapter 17, (skim only) MD5-collision attack
Jan 22
SSL / TLS (2)

Wendlandt, (No critique needed: Perspectives project page)
Jan 27
TCG/TPM overview [Jon McCune]

Kauer, Reading on Blackboard: Grawrock Chapter 8
Jan 29
VANET
Project Groups due BKSHEPGH, (Optional Reading, no critique needed: RPH)
Feb 3
Next-generation secure Internet introduction, project ideas
BCPS 
Feb 5
Securing BGP HW1 out KLMSND 
Feb 10
Network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) [Ed Schwartz] Project proposal draft AM 
Feb 12
NIDS evasion [Sudeep Modi]

PN, HPK 
Feb 17
Accountability in NGSI HW1 due, Miniproject 1 out ABFKMS,  (No critique needed: BSLB)
Feb 19
Broadcast security: key distribution
M, WGL 
Feb 24
Broadcast security: authentication and signature
WL, PCST 
Feb 26
Broadcast security leftovers
Miniproject 1 due
Mar 3
Midterm exam review

Mar 5
Midterm exam [Spring 08]


Mar 10
Spring break, no class


Mar 12
Spring break, no class


Mar 17
Intrusion tolerant systems/protocols [Nuno Ferreira Neves]

CL, (optional) S (no critique due for either paper)
Mar 19
Ad hoc networks: key establishment Project 1st mile stone CCH, (optional (fun to read)) AS
Mar 24
Start of Ad hoc network routing lecture
Miniproject 2 out
Mar 26
Class canceled


Mar 31
Ad hoc networks: secure routing
HPJ (critique already submitted) 
Apr 2
DDoS 1: introduction and traceback
MVS, SWKA (critique already submitted)
Apr 7
DDoS 2: smart filtering in a NGSI environment
MBFIPS, YPS   
Apr 9
DDoS 3: leftovers
Miniproject 2 due, HW2 out
No reading
Apr 14
Sensor networks: key establishment Project 2nd mile stone EG
Apr 16
Spring carnival, no class


Apr 21
NGSI: Receiver-based path selection (Dave Andersen) HW2 due
No critique needed: MFV
Apr 23
Final exam review lecture

Apr 28
Research project presentations


Apr 30
Research project presentations
Final project report