188.982 Privacy Enhancing Technologies
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2018W, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise

Aim of course

Basics of applied and theoretical research in  PET (Privacy Enhancing Technology). Practical assignments accompany the lecture.

Subject of course

  • Introduction and motivation for PET
  • Systems for online anonymity (remailer, darknets, P2P, onion routing)
  • The Onion Router (Tor, hidden services, attacks, proper use) 
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS - HTTPS, STARTTLS, PKI, attacks, incidents) 
  • Internet censorship (Great Firewall of China, examples from other countries)
  • Web Privacy (tracking, fingerprinting, browser Add-Ons)
  • Crypto Tools (PGP, OTR, ZRTP, mobile messenger)
  • Algorithmic privacy (guest lecture from Prof. Stefan Katzenbeisser, TU Darmstadt)

Additional information

ECTS Breakdown (3 ECTS = 75 hours):

    Lectures (18h)
    Self-studies & Learning for Exams (25h)
    4 Assignments (30h)
    Exams (2h)

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Tue16:00 - 18:0002.10.2018EI 3 Sahulka HS - UIW Introduction (together with 188.312, 188.922, 183.222)
Thu17:00 - 19:0011.10.2018 - 29.11.2018FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Mon17:00 - 19:0005.11.2018FH Hörsaal 6 - TPH Lecture
Mon17:00 - 19:0026.11.2018FH Hörsaal 6 - TPH Lecture
Privacy Enhancing Technologies - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Tue02.10.201816:00 - 18:00EI 3 Sahulka HS - UIW Introduction (together with 188.312, 188.922, 183.222)
Thu11.10.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Thu18.10.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Thu25.10.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Mon05.11.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 6 - TPH Lecture
Thu08.11.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Thu22.11.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung
Mon26.11.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 6 - TPH Lecture
Thu29.11.201817:00 - 19:00FH Hörsaal 5 - TPH Vorlesung

Examination modalities

Practical assignements and final exam.

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
30.08.2018 00:00 16.10.2018 23:00 16.10.2018 23:59

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
033 532 Media Informatics and Visual Computing Mandatory electiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 533 Medical Informatics Mandatory electiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 534 Software & Information Engineering Mandatory electiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
066 926 Business Informatics Mandatory electiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
710 FW Elective Courses - Electrical Engineering Not specified
880 FW Elective Courses - Computer Science ElectiveSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Previous knowledge

Foundations of math, networks and security

Preceding courses

Accompanying courses

Continuative courses

Miscellaneous

Language

if required in English