CS 419 Documents

O you possessed of sturdy intellects, observe the teaching that is hidden here beneath the veil of verses so obscure.
       — Dante Alighieri, Inferno IX:61–63, trans. A. Mandelbaum

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Lecture notes

Week Title
Week 1 Introduction - Part 1 - slides
Introduction - Part 2 - slides
Introduction - Part 3 - slides
Introduction - Part 4 - slides
Introduction - lecture notes
Introduction - terms
Week 2 Cryptography - slides
Cryptography - recitation notes
Cryptography - lecture notes
Cryptography - terms
Week 3 Asymmetric cryptography & Integrity - slides
Asymmetric cryptography & Integrity - lecture notes
Asymmetric cryptography & Integrity - terms
Week 4 Authentication - slides
Authentication - lecture notes
Authentication - terms
Biometric authentication - slides
Biometric authentication - notes
Week 5 Exam 1
Week 5 Bitcoin - slides
Bitcoin - lecture notes
Biometrics & Bitcoin - terms
Week 6 Access control - lecture notes
Access control - slides
Access control: POSIX permissions - slides
Access control: Mandatory Access Control - slides
Access control - terms
Week 7 Program hijacking and injection - slides
Program hijacking and injection - terms
Hijacking - brief lecture summary
Explanation of stack frames
Week 8 Confinement - slides
Confinement - lecture summary
Command Injection - lecture summary
Confinement - terms
Week 9 Exam 2
Week 9 Malware - slides
Malware - lecture notes
Sandboxing - lecture notes
Malware & sandboxing - terms
Week 10 Network security - slides
-11 Network security - terms
Network security - lecture notes
Week 11 VPNs - slides
Firewalls and VPNs - lecture notes
Firewalls and VPNs - terms
Week 12 Firewalls - slides
DDoS attacks - slides
DDoS attacks - lecture notes
Web security - slides
Web security - lecture notes
Week 13 Exam 3
Week 13 Steganography - slides
Steganograhy - lecture notes
Anonymous communication - slides
Week 14 CAPTCHA - slides
CAPTCHA - notes
Mobile devices - slides
Mobile devices - notes
Internet of Things
Last modified November 26, 2024.
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