Last updated on September 1, 2012

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Assignments become available and discussed in the session

 

September
Week # Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 3

4

UBC-wide orientation.
No classes.

 5

6

  1. Course overview
  2. Introduction to Computer Security

Read:

  1. Chapter 1 Stamp.

Problems from Stamp to look at: 1,3, 5 from chapter 1.

 

 7
2

10

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

11
  1. Introduction to Computer Security

Read:

  1. Chapter 1 Stamp.

Problems from Stamp to look at: 1,3, 5 from chapter 1.

12

13

  1. Introduction to Computer Security
  2. Principles of Designing Secure Systems

Read:

  1. Chapter 1 Anderson, and
  2. Chapter 1 Stamp.

Problems from Stamp to look at: 1,3, 5 from chapter 1.

Office hours 11:00-12:00

14
3

17

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

Assignment #1 (Risk Analysis)
due 21:00

 

18*

  1. Principles of Designing Secure Systems

Read:

  1. Anderson: Chapters 13.

19

20*

  1. Quiz #1 (on all lectures)
  2. Introduction to Cryptography

Read:

  1. Stamp: Chapter 2 (except 2.3.6 & 2.3.8)

Problems from Stamp chapter 2 to look at: 3, 7, 9, 13, 18, 19, 20.

No Office hours

21

Course Drop/Withdrawal Deadline

4

24

 

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

25

  1. Introduction to Cryptography

Read:

  1. Stamp: Chapter 2 (except 2.3.6 & 2.3.8)

Problems from Stamp chapter 2 to look at: 3, 7, 9, 13, 18, 19, 20.

 26

27

  1. Introduction to Cryptography

Read:

  1. Stamp: Chapter 2 (except 2.3.6 & 2.3.8)

Problems from Stamp chapter 2 to look at: 3, 7, 9, 13, 18, 19, 20.

Office hours 11:00-12:00

 28

 

October
Week # Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5

1

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

Assignment #2 (crypto)
due 21:00

 

2

Symmetric Cryptography

Read:

  1. Anderson: 5.1-5.2, 5.3
  2. Stamp: 3.1-3.2.1, 3.3.1

Problems from Stamp chapter 3 to look at: 4-8, 10-12, 15-22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31-33.

 

3

 

4

  1. Quiz #2 (on all lectures since previous quiz)
  2. Symmetric Cryptography

Read:

  1. Anderson: 5.4.
  2. Stamp: 3.1-3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.3.4, 3.3.7-3.5

Problems from Stamp chapter 3 to look at: 4-8, 10-12, 15-22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31-33.

link to AES demos in Flash

Office hours 11:00-12:00

deadline for an optional meeting with the instructor to discuss term project proposals

 5
6

8

Thanksgiving Day

9

  1. Asymmetric Cryptography

    Read:

    1. Stamp: 4.1-4.3.1, 4.6-4.9
    2. Stamp: 5.1, 5.2, 5.5-5.8.

    Problems from Stamp chapter 4 to look at: 1-10, 12, 13, 20.

    Problems from Stamp chapter 5 to look at: 1-6, 8-10, 12-16, 18-23.

10

11

Term project proposals presentations

Office hours 11:00-12:00

 

 

 

 

12

 
Term project proposals due 21:00
7

15

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

Assignment #3 (VPN)
due 21:00

16

Authentication and Key establishment protocols

Read:

    1. Anderson: 5.7.1, 5.7.2, Chapter 3.
    2. Stamp: 4.4, 9.1-9.4, 9.6, 9.7.

Problems from Stamp chapter 9 to look at: 1-24.

 

17

 

18

Authentication

Read:

  1. Stamp: 7.2-7.8
  2. Anderson: Chapter 3.

Problems from Stamp chapter 7 to look at: 1, 2, 4-11, 13-15, 17-19, 21-24.

Office hours 11:00-12:00

19

 
8

22

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

23

  1. Quiz #3
  2. Access Control

Read:

  1. Anderson: chapters 4, 8, 9, 10.
  2. Stamp: sections 8.1-8.4, 8.8-8.10

24

25

  1. Access Control
  2. Case study on OpenID

Read:

  1. Anderson: chapters 4, 8, 9, 10.
  2. Stamp: sections 8.1-8.4, 8.8-8.10

Office hours 11:00-12:00

26
9

29

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

Assignment #4 (passwords)
due 21:00

30*

Malicious Software

Read:

  1. Stamp, Chapter 11
  2. Anderson Chapter 23

Look at the problems from Stamp in chapter 11.

31

 

 

 

November
Week # Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9

 

 

 

 

 

1*

 

Office hours 11:00-12:00

2
10

5

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

6

  1. Quiz #4
  2. Software Security

Read:

  1. Stamp: chapter 12
  2. Anderson: 18.4, 18.5, Chapters 25 & 26

 

7

8

 9
11

12

Remembrance Day, UBC closed

13

Usable Security

Read: Anderson Chapters 7, 24, 26

14

Assignment #5 (WebGoat)
due 21:00

15

  1. Usable Security
  2. Tutorial on Making Oral Technical Presentations

Office hours 11:00-12:00

16
12

19

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

20*

 

21

22*

  1. Quiz #5

Office hours 11:00-12:00

 23
13

26

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

 

27*

 

 28

29*

Office hours 11:00-12:00

30

Term project video clips due 21:00

 

December
Week # Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
14

3

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

4

9:00-17:00 Mini-conference all day in KAIS 2020

Term projects presented

 5

6

Term project reports due 21:00

Self-assessment of course participation due 22:00

Office hours 11:00-12:00

7
15

10

TA office hours, KAIS 4037.

 11 12

13

Office hours 11:00-12:00

14
16 17 18

19

 20

21

 


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