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251-0470-00L Security and Fault-Tolerance in Distributed Systems

General information
Semester	Spring Semester 2009
Lecturers	C. Cachin
Periodicity	yearly course
Language of instruction	English

Associated courses

Number

Title

Hours

Lecturers

251-0470-00 V

Security and Fault-Tolerance in Distributed Systems

2 hrs

Thu	15-17	RZ F 21 »

C. Cachin

251-0470-00 U

Security and Fault-Tolerance in Distributed Systems

1 hrs

Thu	17-18	RZ F 21 »

C. Cachin

Learning materials
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Catalogue data
Abstract	Methods for building dependable and secure distributed systems. Focus on fault-tolerant, distributed and cryptographic protocols; group communication, reliable broadcast, distributed cryptosystems, Byzantine agreement, resilient services, and secure storage systems.
Objective	The course presents principles and fundamental methods, and shows how they are applied to real-world systems.
Content	Tentative List of Topics 1. Introduction 2. Dependability Concepts 3. Quorums 4. Registers and Shared Memory 5. Consensus and Broadcast 6. View-synchronous Group Communication 7. Distributed Cryptography 8. Byzantine Agreement 9. Service Replication 10. Data Storage

offered in	Programme	Section	Type
	Computer Science Master	Electives	W
	Computer Science Master	Focused Study: Information Security	W
	Certificate of Advanced Studies in Computer Science	Focused Courses and Electives	W

Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
	Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits	5 credits
Examiners	C. Cachin
Type	session examination
Language of examination	English
Course attendance confirmation required	No
Repetition	The performance assessment is only offered in the session after the course unit. Repetition only possible after re-enrolling.
Mode of examination	oral 15 minutes
This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding.

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