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Covered topics:

- Overview of computer security & related topics

- Security components (confidentiality, data integrity, origin integrity, non-repudiability, and availability) and related mechanisms (symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, message digests, MAC, digital signatures, digital certificates)

- Access control matrix (the basic concepts)

- Security policies (what were covered/discussed in class)

- Basic cryptography (up to symmetric ciphers)

Types of questions: short questions and answers

See the sample exam for sample questions.