CPSC 6136 - Advanced System Security - Midterm Test Study Guide

Study Material

Chapters 1-14 of Introduction to Computer Security by Bishop

Material from e-library, assignments and discussions

Test Format (Take-home exam, Due Oct 13, 2005, by midnight EST)
Six (6) Discussion Questions (choose five) (20 points each)

Specifically Study:

• Overview of Computer Security
  • vulnerabilites
  • threats
  • confidentiality
  • integrity
  • availability
• access control
  • access control matrix
  • access rights
  • access control mechanisms (ACL, capabilities)
  • discretionary access controls
• Policies
  • security policies
  • confidentiality policies
  • integrity policies
  • hybrid policies
• cryptography
  • basic cyrpto
  • key management
  • cipher tehcniques
  • authentication techniques
• information flow
• security awareness