Operating System Security

Catalog description

This course covers an in-depth examination of issues in operating system security and assumes prior knowledge of fundamental security concepts. We will be studying research in securing computer and operating systems, with a focus on the design of authorization systems and a thorough examination of concepts, past and present, that continue to be influential in secure systems design. Topics will include protection systems, foundational security principles, classic approaches to system security, system vulnerabilities, mandatory access controls in research and commercial operating systems, capability systems, virtual machines, and security kernels. Selected seminal and current papers in the field will also aid in providing context and further understanding of the area.