CS5430: System Security

Course Overview and Organization.

Lecture times, teaching staff, office hours, prerequisites, assignments and grading policy.

Topic Outline.

High-level listing of topics to be covered along with recommended readings.

TA Office Hours:

Mon.	No TA office hours
Tues.	2:00 - 4:00 Dan Williams, Upson 4104
Wed.	2:00 - 4:00 Kevin Walsh, Upson 5138
Thurs.	2:00 - 4:00 Kevin Walsh, Upson 5138
Fri.	2:00 - 4:00 Dan Williams, Upson 4104

Recent Announcements

• [4/21] Project deadline. Files, printouts, etc. that are part of your project or used in presenting your project at your Thursday oral presentation session must have a "last-update time" prior to Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6pm EDT. Be warned: copying the files to another machine that you will use after that time might well create the wrong timestamp, which will cause us to consider your submission late (and a grade penalty imposed).

• [4/21]List of common vulnerabilities. As noted in class, here is a useful checklist.

• [4/15] Sign up for your system presentation session slot. The sign-up sheet is now posted outside Upson 4115. All demos will take place on Thursday, April 30. Slots are available starting at 10:30am on that day.

• [3/28] Homework 4 grades will be posted by Mon. afternoon. Once the grades are posted, collect your paper (with our annotations) from 363C Upson (Mon-Fri, 10am-12n; 2pm-4pm).

• [3/27] Homework 3 and Phase III grades are posted. Graded papers (with our annotations) can be collected from 363C Upson (Mon-Fri, 10am-12n; 2pm-4pm).

• [2/23] Phase II grades will be posted by Wed. afternoon. Once the grades are posted, collect your paper (with our annotations) from 363C Upson (Mon-Fri, 10am-12n; 2pm-4pm). Groups desiring clarification about the annotations made on your graded Phase II submission should send email to mwitlox@cs.cornell.edu requesting an appointment with Professor Schneider. Appointments will be scheduled for Saturday Feb 28 between 2pm and 5pm; indicate the times your group would be available.

• [2/20] Homework 2 is graded. Numeric grades and the solution set are posted on CMS. Your paper along with our grading comments can be collected from 363C Upson (Mon-Fri, 10am-12n; 2pm-4pm).

• [2/16] Be warned. We accept .txt or .doc. We do not wish to process .pdf for hw submissions or for project submissions.

• [2/9] Homework 1 is graded. Numeric grades and the solution set are posted on CMS. Your paper along with our grading comments can be collected from 363C Upson (Mon-Fri, 10am-12n; 2pm-4pm).

• [1/23] TA office hours announced. See above.

• [1/22] Details for the course project are now posted.

Homework

• Homework 1 [Assigned Jan 21; Due via CMS Feb 2, 10am]

• Homework 2 [Assigned Feb 4; Due via CMS Feb 16, 10am]

• Homework 3 [Assigned Feb 18; Due via CMS March 2, 10am]

• Homework 4 [Assigned March 4; Due via CMS March 23, 10am]

• Homework 5 [Assigned March 30; Due via CMS, April 13, 10am]

Programming Project

Click here for project details.

• Phase I: Group formation. [Due 2/2 via CMS at 10:00]

• Phase II: Select functionality and security properties to be implemented. [Due 2/18 via CMS at 10:00]

• Phase III: Propose a design. [Due 03/11 via CMS at 10:00]

• System presentation and demo to course staff. [Week of 4/27]

Michael Clarkson, a TA for several past offerings of this course, prepared a detailed list of hints for the project. Sarcastic and irreverent, it provides for each phase invaluable information that is best not ignored. Why repeat the same mistakes as students in past semesters?