ECS 153, Winter Quarter 1997
Introduction to Computer Security

Department of Computer Science, UC Davis

This course introduces the basic principles of computer security, focusing on system elements. Among the topics covered are access control and integrity, system analysis, security in programming, and network security.

Prerequisite: ECS 150, Operating Systems; or ECS 151AB

Class News and Announcements

Important Announcements

Class Information

General Information
Syllabus
CSIF Accounts

All About Homework
Project
What Projects Are Underway

Exam

Midterm study sheet

Final study sheet

Homework

Homework #1 (due January 22)
Homework #2 (due February 5)
Homework #3 (due February 27)
Homework #4 (due March 7)
Homework #5 (due March 14)

Lecture Outlines

January 6, 1997
January 8, 1997
January 10, 1997
January 13, 1997
January 15, 1997
January 17, 1997
January 22, 1997
January 24, 1997

January 31, 1997
February 3, 1997
February 5, 1997
February 7, 1997
February 14, 1997
February 19, 1997
February 21, 1997
February 24, 1997

February 26, 1997
February 28, 1997
March 3, 1997
March 5, 1997
March 10, 1997
March 12, 1997
March 14, 1997

Puzzles

January 6, 1997
January 8, 1997
January 10, 1997
January 13, 1997
January 15, 1997
January 17, 1997
January 22, 1997

January 31, 1997
February 3, 1997
February 5, 1997
February 7, 1997
February 14, 1997
February 19, 1997
February 21, 1997
February 24, 1997

February 26, 1997
February 28, 1997
March 3, 1997

Handouts

Breaking a Vigenère Cipher
The S/Key Protocol
The Kerberos and X.509 Protocols

Discussion

Unix pipes & Chaotic Actors
Using Unix pipes to "ps -aux|grep user" in C

Send email to cs153@csif.cs.ucdavis.edu.

Department of Computer Science
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA 95616-8562

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ECS 153, Winter Quarter 1997 Introduction to Computer Security