Outline for October 25, 2023

Reading:text, §15.5, 16.1–16.2
Due: Homework 3, due November 6; Background Research, due November 3 (note extension)

1. Certificates
   1. X.509v4 Distinguished Names
   2. Registration and certification authorities
   3. Internet certification hierarchy
   4. PGP certificates
   5. Web of trust

2. Access Control Lists
   1. Full access control lists
   2. Abbreviations (UNIX method)
   3. Issues in the way lists work
   4. Revocation issue

3. Capabilities
   1. Capability-based addressing
   2. Capabilities as security mechanisms
   3. Inheritance of C-Lists

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ECS 235A, Computer and Information Security Version of October 24, 2023 at 11:22PM

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