System Security AS15

Current information, documents and the exercise submission system can be found on the Moodle page:

https://moodle-app2.let.ethz.ch/course/view.php?id=1598

Autumn semester 2015
Course no. 252-1414-00L, (5 ECTS)

Lecture: Mon, 10.15h -12.00h, LFO C 13
Exercises: Thu, 13.15h -15.00h, HG D 3.2

Course responsible: Prof. Srdjan Capkun (), Prof. Adrian Perrig ()
Teaching Assistants: Cristina Basescu, Hubert Ritzdorf ()

Lecture start: Monday, 21.09.2015
Lecture end: Monday, 14.12.2015 (Tentative)
Duration: 13 weeks (Tentative)

Written exam

Performance assessment is based on exercises/reports submitted through the semester (20%) and a session examination at the end of the semester (80%). Details will be discussed at the end of the semester.

Learning objectives

In this lecture, students learn about the security requirements and capabilities that are expected from modern hardware, operating systems and other software environments. An overview of available technologies, algorithms and standards is given, with which these requirements can be met.

Content Description

The lecture covers the security of individual computer systems, including personal computers, smart cards and dedicated platforms. The course starts with considerations of cryptosystem implementations and side channel attacks, security of widely used computer platforms and tamper resistant hardware. The course continues with the examination of operating system and application related security mechanisms, from their security architectures to malware; this part also cover virtualization and sandboxing mechanism, and modern virtualization platforms. Finally, the course ends with a set of selected security topics like biometrics and computer forensics.

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