Lecture 6

Computer Security Primer

Speakers

Geoff Voelker, UCSD

Readings

• Ken Thompson, “Reflections on Trusting Trust,” Communications of the ACM 27(8), August 1984.
• Alma Whitten and J.D. Tygar, “Why Johnny Can't Encrypt: A Usability Evaluation of PGP 5.0,” Proc. USENIX Security Symposium, August 1999.
• Ross Anderson, “Why Cryptosystems Fail,” Communications of the ACM 37(11), November 1994.

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