CS 15
CS 15 -- Homework 13
Final paper DRAFTS due by email to: cfk@cs.swarthmore.edu
by noon on Weds 10 Dec.
Polished final papers along with WA commented draft
due on paper (slot outside my office) or snail mail
by 20 Dec.
By now, you should have an approved topic for your final
8-12 page paper.
Do some additional research and/or reading about your topic.
Write an 8-12 page paper about it assuming the audience for
your paper has participated in our seminar. Give your paper a title.
Use the introduction of your paper to engage our interest
in the issue you choose to address. What makes
your topic interesting and significant? The body of your paper
may be a reporting of others' thoughts on the topic (appropriately
referenced). But
preferably, it will be your own response to the issue (possibly
synthesizing the ideas of others). In any case, you should
make your work as convincing as possible by means of appropriate
analysis, argumentation, and the use of evidence.
Provide a Reference list at the end of your paper following
the
CBE name-year reference list standard. Use
CBE name-year in-text citations.
Meet with Anne-Marie 11-14 Dec.
Polished final papers along with WA commented draft
due on paper (slot outside my office) or snail mail
by 20 Dec. Also,
Polished final papers due by email to me by 22 Dec.
Read the following in preparation for our 3 Dec. session.
Remember, we will NOT meet on 26 November.
- Read S pp 949-1054.
- Pay particular attention to S pp. 983-985, 1014-1015, 1049.
- Poke around
RSA Laboratories' Frequently Asked Questions About Today's
Cryptography, Version 4.1
In particular look at:
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3.6.3 What is RC4? RC4 is the default for so-called secure
web communications using https. These include most credit card
transactions.
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3.2.1 What is DES? DES or triple DES is the encryption
system used by most ATM machines and banks. DES cannot
be used by the US government for secret communication.
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3.2.2 Has DES been broken? DES is still the most used so-called
secure communication system by ATM machines and banks.
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3.3.1 What is the AES? The US government approves the use of
128 bit AES for all documents classified as SECRET. It approves
of 192 and 256 bit AES for documents classified as TOP SECRET.
- Read
Decrypting the Puzzle Palace
by John Perry Barlow
- Read
Why Cryptography Is Harder Than It Looks
by Bruce Schneier
- Read
Liabilities and Software Vulnerabilities
by Bruce Schneier. Bruce Schneier seems to be one
of the more level-headed experts in this field. You can
get to lots of interesting reading from his top-level
page
http://www.schneier.com
- Read
Ex-Boss Describes Sys Admin's Anger During PaineWebber Sabotage Trial
- Read
FBI consultant spared jail time in hacking case
- Read
Memory trick breaks PC encryption
- new Read
Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns
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