ellie@usenix.ORG (Ellie Young) (02/10/90)
Call for Papers: USENIX UNIX Security Workshop Marriott Hotel, Portland, OR, August 27-28, 1990 The Second UNIX Security Workshop is to be held in Portland, Oregon, on Monday and Tuesday, August 27 and 28, 1990. Matt Bishop will again be chairing this workshop. It will bring together researchers in computer security dealing with UNIX and system administrators trying to use UNIX in environments where protection and security are of vital importance. It is intended to provide an environment where researchers can discuss their latest results, where researchers and practitioners can discuss the applicability of those results to practical problems, and where system administrators can share their unique solutions and techniques for dealing with problems. The topics covered by this workshop include both theoretical topics and everyday problems. We expect each participant to present unique attributes of his/her environment and/or research and contribute a short (five minute) discussion (and paper) detailing some result or solution from their environment or work. Some topics to be considered include: o modeling the UNIX operating system theoretically o password security (password file integrity, enforcing choice of a safe password, spotting and handling crackers) o network security (problems arising from logins over an unprotected Ethernet, containing a break-in to one machine in a networked environment) o security in a distributed system or environment o file system security (auditing packages, security in an NFS environment) o computer worms, viruses, and other phenomena o new designs to obtain C-level (or better) certification o making existing UNIX systems more secure, and locating and fixing UNIX security problems o any other problem or contribution that participants make. Workshop Format This gathering will follow a ``workshop'' format rather than a ``paper presentation'' format. Please submit a one or two page summary describing a problem and, if you have one, a solution or if not, a possible approach or approaches which looked promising but failed (or which you have not yet tried). Also, be sure to include with your submission a set of five (or so) topics that you'd like to hear about. It is possible that some participants will not present their papers at this workshop. The workshop chairman will collate the papers to schedule sessions which have appropriate audiences. It is anticipated that some sessions will include all participants though others may require breaking into smaller groups. Send your submissions to the address below by May 22, 1990. For further information, contact: Matt Bishop Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science Bradley Hall Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 (603) 646-3267 decvax!dartvax!Matt.Bishop Matt.Bishop@dartmouth.edu
carolyn@usenix (Carolyn Carr) (07/09/90)
U N I X S E C U R I T Y W O R K S H O P August 27 - 28, 1990, Portland Oregon The Second USENIX UNIX Security Workshop will be held in Portland, Oregon on Monday and Tuesday, August 27-28, 1990. The workshop is organized to bring researchers, system administrators and others together to discuss their needs and interests in the many aspects of computer security as they relate to the UNIX Operating System. This meeting will have elements of both a conference and a workshop; the former in that there will be presentations, the latter in that discussion and audience participation are expected. Speakers will discuss work in progress and/or work that is planned and will solicit opinions, comments and suggestions from other participants. There will be at least three panel sessions . TENTATIVE PROGRAM Sunday, August 26 - Opening Reception & Registration Monday, August 27 9:00 - 10:30 AUTHENTICATION I How Crackers Crack Passwords Ana Maria De Alvare, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A Survey of, and Improvements to, Password Security Daniel Klein, Software Engineering Institute, CMU Password Security in a Large Distributed Environment Michele Crabb, NASA Ames Research Center