netsim-slides/handout.tex

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\date{2024 May 13}

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\begin{center}
  {\Large \myclass{} \myhwtype{} \myhwnum} \\
  \myname{} (\myemail{}) \\
  Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) Research Group \\
  University of Waterloo \\
  2024 May 13
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\begin{namedquestion}[Links]
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		\item Netsim game: \url{https://vvecna.cs.uwaterloo.ca/netsim/}
		\item Backup link: \url{https://netsim.erinn.io/}
		\item Slides: \url{https://vvecna.cs.uwaterloo.ca/2024-uw-sparcs-netsim.pdf}
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{namedquestion}[Goals]
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		\item \textit{\textbf{Define}} the foundations of computer networks
		\item \textit{\textbf{Define}} security goals
		\item \textit{\textbf{Explore}} whether these security goals are accomplished on the Internet
		\item \textit{\textbf{Execute}} attacks against a (simulated) network
		\item \textit{\textbf{Identify}} real-world implications and defenses
	\end{itemize}
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%\begin{namedquestion}[Outline]
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%		\item Networking background
%		\begin{itemize}
%			\item Introduction to networking/the Internet: \textbf{2 levels}
%			\item ICMP (ping): \textbf{3 levels}
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%		\item Security goals (and how the Internet fails to accomplish them)
%		\begin{itemize}
%			\item What are our security goals?
%			\item Encryption: \textbf{1 level}
%			\item Attacks: \textbf{6 levels}
%		\end{itemize}
%		\item Real-world implications
%	\end{itemize}
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\begin{namedquestion}[Takeaways and Advice]
	\begin{itemize}
		\item The Internet was not designed with security in mind.
		\item The Internet's insecurity can be exploited for surveillance, censorship, and other bad things.
		\item Some things you can do:
		\begin{itemize}
			\item Encrypt your web traffic with HTTPS\footnote{\url{https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/https-actually-everywhere}}
			\item Encrypt your private messages with Signal\footnote{\url{https://signal.org/}}
			\item Hide which sites you visit with Tor\footnote{\url{https://torproject.org/}}
			\item Help other people access Tor with Snowflake\footnote{\url{https://snowflake.torproject.org/}}
			\item Study cryptography, security, and/or privacy and work on problems that give people more privacy and security
		\end{itemize}
	\end{itemize}
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