Operating Systems and Security

Content

The lecture introduces the fundamentals of systems architecture. Students will learn the key building blocks and construction principles for local systems first and for distributed systems later on. A primary concern for us is to highlight references to neighboring topics. Examples are discussing the interaction of certain hardware characteristics with system building blocks, the introduction to the basics of cryptographic techniques and the application of mathematical methods to ascertain quantitative properties of systems. We also focus on some principles for constructing fault-tolerant and secure systems already in this basic course. A third concern is to get students acquainted with techniques for low-level machine-oriented programming at the latest in this lecture.

Organisation

The lecture will take place in hybrid form (in the lecture hall center, with a livestream on YouTube), the exercises partly in presence, partly online. Please consider TU Dresden's hygiene recommendations and wear a FFP2 mask – for your protection and that of your fellow students.

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Exercises

You can enroll for the exercises starting after the first lecture on October 11th (18:00) via OPAL. Please distribute to ensure the best possible experience. The exercises start in the second week of the semester (the week starting at October 17th) and are offered weekly.

Exercise Groups