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Notes on revision topics for TJC's network and campus security lectures.

A brief discussion of some of the impacts of introducing IPv6

Some examples of Netflow tools in use in ECS

Notes about the Arbor WISR 2011 report, which we'll run through in the lecture.

Arbor Network's annual Internet security report for 2011/12. We will discuss this report in INFO6003 lectures.

A summary timeline by Arbor Networks of how DDoS attacks have evolved.

An Arbor Networks paper describing DDoS attacks and related attacks. The first 9-10 pages or so are good background reading for INFO6003. Students may also find the rest of the paper interesting.

Describes different approaches to authentication for wireless networks, and the evolution of eduroam

A run through various aspects of Distributed Denial of Service attacks

These slides cover aspects of network design and technology relevant to a campus network deployment such as that at the University of Southampton.

Introduces extended Crowds protocols. Optional reading

This is the paper introducing the Tor's gold star incentive mechanism. It is optional reading

This is the original "onion routing" paper, it explains in the details how onions are built and work. This is optional reading, although I strongly advise you to read the Introduction and section 3 "Onions"

The paper introduces vulnerability and quantitative privacy. Optional reading

This is the original Crowds paper from Reiter and Rubin. Please consider it required reading.

This is the original Dingledine et al's Tor paper. Please consider it required reading.