17-667 Information Security and Privacy Units: 6.0 Department: Software Engineering Cross-listed: 15-421 , 17-450 , 17-701 , 46-861 The objective of this course is to introduce students to Information Security and Privacy technologies as well as to related business, legal, policy and usability issues. The courses main focus is on Web Security and Privacy. Over the past ten years, the Web has become an integral part of our daily life, whether at home or at work. This course provides students with an overview of the technologies and practices associated with Information Security and Privacy. The focus is on Web-based practices. Part I - Web Security: Internet Security: the big picture, Introduction to Cryptography (e.g. symmetric/asymmetric cryptosystems, MACs, RSA, etc.), digital signatures, key management (e.g. Diffie Hellman Key Agreement), authentication, Internet Security protocols (incl. IPsec, VPNs, SSL/TLS, etc.), certificates & PKI, Decentralized Trust Management, Electronic Payments Part II - Ethical, Social and Political Issues with Emphasis on Privacy: High-level overview of relevant ethical, legal and policy issues (e.g. UNCITRAL and UCC revisions, Federal e-Sign Act, FTC Fair Information Practices, European Data Protection Directive, COPPA, DMCA, ICANN, etc.) with a particular emphasis on privacy. This part of the course also includes an overview of P3P and other Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).

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