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| Class Location and Time: |
Thursdays 6:30-9:20pm EEB 037
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| Prerequisites: |
You should have maturity in both
the mathematics of computer science and in the engineering of computer systems. This means that you should:
have a good understanding of data structures and algorithms;
be comfortable writing programs from scratch in C and Java;
be comfortable writing and debugging assembly code; and
be comfortable in a command-line Unix development environment (gdb, gcc, etc).
You should also have
a good understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and computer networks.
Most importantly, you should be eager to challenge yourself and learn more!
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| Required textbook: |
Foundations of Security, Daswani, Kern, and Kesavan, ISBN 1-59059-784-2.
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Cryptography Engineering, Ferguson, Schneier, and Kohno, ISBN 978-0470474242.
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Note: MyUW may list the incorrect title for one book.
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| Further reading: |
Handbook of Applied Cryptography, Menezes, van Oorschot, and Vanstone. Available online.
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Security Engineering, Anderson. Available online.
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Principles of Computer System Design, Chapter 11, Kaashoek and Saltzer. Available online only. This book has not yet been published, so do not redistribute.
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Security in Computing, Fourth Edition, Pfleeger and Pfleeger, ISBN 0-13-239077-9.
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Network Security, Second Edition, Kaufman, Perlman, and Speciner, ISBN 0-13-046019-2.
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Information Security, Stamp, ISBN 978-0-471-73848-0.
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Writing Security Tools and Exploits, Foster and Liu, ISBN 1-59749-997-8
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No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing, Long, ISBN 1597492159
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| Acknowledgements: |
We thank Intel for donating hardware used in this course.
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