CSE 634 Network/System Attack Methods (Spring 2002)


Course Description

This is an advanced course on operating system with an emphasis on network/system attack methods, i.e., techniques that hackers use to break into computer systems. Students who plan to take this course are expected to have the level of maturity in computer networking as covered in CSE533, the network programming course, or the first six chapters of the second edition of Andrew Tanenbaum's "Computer Networks" book, as well as UNIX socket programming. Because the course will be heavily oriented towards classroom discussion, student presentation, and class projects, it is not appropriate for auditors.

We will meet three hours per week, and in each meeting there will be a 1.5-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour paper presentation by the students. The major component of this course are homeworks and the class project. Students are organized into two-person teams to design and implement a security application. Each team is required to make a 30-minute presentations for its project to the class at the end of the semester. In addition, every team is asked to turn in a publication-quality research paper documenting the experiments, results, and analysis.

The grade will be based on: 35% Homework, 15% Presentation, and 50% Project. The workload is estimated to be about 6 hours per week, excluding the project effort. The first class is on 1/25 (Friday).


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Special Needs

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room 133 Humanities, 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.

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