Information Security and Privacy
School of Computer Science (08-761/46-861 - 6 units)
Instructor: Norman M. Sadeh
Content
Topics covered include:
- Internet Security: the big picture
- A gentle introduction to cryptography
- Digital signatures
- Key management
- Authentication
- Internet Security protocols (incl. IPsec, VPNs, SSL/TLS, PGP, etc.)
- Certificates & PKI
- Decentralized Trust Management
- Electronic Payments
- Information Privacy & Web Privacy (incl. legal and regulatory landscape in the US and abroad)
- Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), including P3P
Click here for a draft syllabus.