1. Proposal for Term Project Information Security, Fall 2013 J. H. Wang Nov. 5, 2013

2. Term Project Options 1.Programming projects using security libraries Team-based with at most 4 persons 2.Topical survey in information security related topics NOT team-based Requirements –Presentation is needed for both options –A proposal is needed after midterm (Nov. 20, 2013) Programming: introduction, system designs Surveys: introduction, selected topics

3. Proposal: for Programming Projects A one-page description of your idea about term project – Introduction : an overview of the system – Methods : possible security issues and the principal ideas of your ways to solve them – Tools : design of your system, and the reasons why you use selected tools –For team members: the names and the expected responsible parts of each individual member should be clearly identified

4. Possible Topics for Programming Projects (1/2) Programming of selected components –Implementation and demonstration of symmetric encryption/decryption algorithms Block cipher: DES, 3DES, AES, … Stream cipher: RC4, … –Implementation and demonstration of public- key encryption/decryption algorithms SHA, HMAC, … Diffie-Hellman, RSA, …

5. Possible Topics for Programming Projects (2/2) Adding security functions into existing systems –Implementation of an application, e.g.: Client-server application: secured chat room Functions added: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, … Methods used: SSL/TLS –(or 3DES, Diffie-Hellman, Kerberos, …) Libraries: OpenSSL, … Platform/language: … –…

6. Proposal: for Topical Survey A one-page description of which topics you want to survey and present –No team work allowed –You have to prepare a 20-minute presentation of the major ideas of the topics in your survey –The major topics that you will focus on the recent developments in information security

7. Possible Topics for Topical Survey Topics should focus on selected parts in recent developments in information security, for example, Cloud security/privacy Social network security/privacy (e.g. facebook, …) Smart phone security (e.g. Android, …) …

8. Submission Due: after midterm (Nov. 20, 2013) Please submit to our homework submission site Your proposal is included in the final score, and is subject to reviews and possible suggestions on changes

9. Tentative Schedule for Presentation The last 3 weeks in this semester (Dec. 24, 25, 31, Jan. 7, and 8) –A 20-minute time slot will be allocated to each team for presentation and system demo –Please be sure to focus on the most important part in your system/survey –Presentation is allowed only within the scheduled time slots Project Report : (Due: Jan. 8, 2014 ) –After presentation, each team is required to submit the final report for term project

10. Any Questions or Comments?