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LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2 User Authentication Overview, Passwords, Hashing  
3 Hash Functions PS 1 Out
4 More Hashing Applications, Unconditional Security  
5 Unconditional Security

PS 1 Due

PS 2 Out
6 Block Ciphers, Modes of Operation  
7 Intro to Number-Theoretic Crypto PS 2 Due

PS 3 Out
8 GCD and Modular Inverses, Generators, Discrete Logs, Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange, El Gamal Encryption and Signatures  
9 RSA, Chosen-Ciphertext Attacks, RSA-OAEP PS 3 Due

PS 4 Out
10 Cramer-Shoup, Commitment Schemes  
11 Quiz 1  
12 Key Agreement  
13 SSL, IBS, IBE and Secret Sharing PS 4 Due
14 Secret Sharing  
15 Zero-Knowledge Project Proposal Due

Midterm Out
16 Watermarking and Fingerprinting (Guest Lecture)  
17 Tamper Resistance and Disk Forensics Midterm Due

PS 5 Out
18 Physical Security: Physical Uncloneable Functions, TEMPEST  
19 Self-Referential Programs, Viruses, Buffer Overflow Attacks PS 5 Due

PS 6 Out
20 More on Viruses PS 6 Due
21 Trusted Computing (NGSCB aka Palladium; TCPA)  
22 Trusted Computing, Java Security, Biometrics  
23 Quiz 2, Concluding Remarks  
24 Talks  
25 Talks  
26 Talks Written Term Projects Due

Last Day of Classes