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| RESEARCH: Laboratories |
With class enrollments of over 400 students, the laboratories are heavily utilized and are home to a wide variety of thesis research being conducted by CISR students. Students are given opportunities to explore beginning and advanced concepts in IA associated with computer and network security. These include fundamental notions of security policy, mechanisms for policy enforcement, assurance techniques, secure communications protocols, configuration management for security, and infrastructure support for security.
In addition to the laboratories described below, CISR has extensive facilities for classified research including classrooms, study areas, and libraries.
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Computer Security Laboratory
The Computer Security Laboratory contains a variety of high and low assurance systems as well as a broad range of software products and is used to support classroom instruction, especially in the area of introductory courses. Hands-on tutorials guide students through basic concepts on several computer architectures. This lab is sometimes used concurrently for more advanced courses.
Secure Distributed Computing Laboratory
The Secure Distributed Computer Laboratory is a research facility used by students, staff, and faculty alike. Protocols are analyzed and developed to consider the security needs of a networked environment. In particular, the area of QoSS is being investigated - a term coined by CISR. Other projects within this lab include study and development of secure architectures for networked systems.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Laboratory
The PKI Laboratory is used for both research and classroom support. The DoD is moving toward an agency-wide PKI with every associated employee and contractor being issued his or her own public key certificates. This lab studies the current and proposed architecture to analyze security strengths and weaknesses. The facility is designed to be used in classes and student thesis research analyzing and experimenting with aspects of the DoD PKI and to develop enhancements to the emerging PKI infrastructure. This laboratory is also being used for collaborative experiments with other institutions.
Constructive Security Analysis Laboratory
The Constructive Security Analysis Laboratory is used to support classroom instruction for two more advanced courses: Secure Management of Systems and Network Security Threat Analysis. The lab can be configured into attacker and defender domains, and each course emphasizes one of the two sides while teaching about building, configuring, maintaining and defending secure systems.
Small System Security Analysis Laboratory
This laboratory is used in the context of a class to understand the security strength and weaknesses of a popular small-footprint operating system. This laboratory is also used for research on these systems.
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