Summer
2008

Security in Mobile Networks
[32 238] (Seminar, PI, 2SWS)

Wednesday, 09:30-11:00, RUD 26, 1.307; Lecturer: Dr. Wolf Müller


Computer Science Department
Systems Architecture Group

IMPORTANT: This is a draft. The final document may differ significantly from the current version.

 
Abstract: As a user of the Internet, you are fortunate to be tied into the world's greatest communication and information exchange - but not without a price. As a result of this connection, your computer, your organization's network, and everywhere the network reaches are all vulnerable to potentially disastrous infiltration by hackers. [W. Cheswick. Firewalls and Internet Security]
 
Synopsis:
  • Seminar, Praktische Informatik, Hauptstudium.
  • 2h each week, over one semester (2 SWS).
  • Students will present a selection of papers that will help you understand which threats exist, judge their significance and learn methods to defend your system against hackers. In addition you will explore the mathematical underpinnings of today's most common security tools and protocols. But most of all you will learn that there is no absolute security - i.e. your will have to learn ways to detect security breaches and recover from them.

Credits:

  In order to obtain credits for this seminar, participants are expected to:

  • Attend regularly (at least 90%).
  • Read each paper before the seminar, to be adequately prepared for discussion.
  • Research an assigned subject; present major findings (45 min presentation; 30 min discussion).
  • Presentations will be evaluated by two members of the audience at the end of each class (Bewertungskriterien-Seminarvortrag.pdf).
  • Presenters summarize their presentation and relevant discussion on the Seminar's WIKI page within 2 weeks.
  • Presentations may be given in English or German. All documents are in English (exceptions may be granted).

Prerequisites:

  • This seminar is suitable for students of all technical science disciplines who have previously completed courses PI 1,2,3 or equivalent.

Wiki:

Syllabus:

  Securing Data on Mobile Devices
 
  Cryptography
 
  Anonymity / Privacy / Identity Management
 

  • Anonymous Key Agreement I

    • [pdf] Pairing-Based Onion Routing with Improved Forward Secrecy (2008), Aniket Kate Greg M. Zaverucha and Ian Goldberg

  • Anonymous Key Agreement II

    • [pdf] Pairing-Based Onion Routing with Improved Forward Secrecy (2008), Aniket Kate Greg M. Zaverucha and Ian Goldberg

  • U-Prove (Concept, Integration into Windows CardSpace)

    • [pdf] White paper: U-Prove SDK

    • [pdf] White paper: Government Online

  • Identity Tokens

    • [pdf] Secure AAA by Means of Identity Tokens in Next Generation Mobile Environments (2007), David J. Lutz

Presentation assignments:

Usually 60 minutes talk + 30 minutes discussion except if 2 talks are scheduled then 2 x (40 minutes talk + 5 min discussion)

Please use the PowerPoint [pot] or the OpenOffice [otp] template for your presentation!

DatePresentersTopicSlides
16.04.07Dr. Wolf Müllerbootstrap / assignment of topics 
23.04.07 preparation of elevator speech 
30.04.07All of youelevator speeches 
07.05.07   
14.05.07   
21.05.07Johannes MarotzkeBitlocker[pdf] [odp]
28.05.07Martin BoeslerTrueCrypt[pdf] [odp]
04.06.07   
11.06.07Dominik OepenAnonymous Key Agreement [pdf] [odp]
18.06.07   
25.06.07All of youLessons & Concepts learned 
02.07.07   
09.07.07   
16.07.07   


Further Readings (Books):cover

 Links
Cambridge
Ross Anderson's home page
Bruce Schneier
▪home page
▪Safe Personal Computing (DE)
NIH
Computer Security Information
NIST
Computer Security Resource Center
NIST
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS)
CERT
 cert.org
BSI
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
Biometrics
▪The Biometric Consortium
▪Overview (german)
OS specific
▪Windows-Security
▪Linux-Security
e-Learning
CrypTool (de)


 

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