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Abstract
The subject of information security covers a wide range of arcane but new topics including firewalls, intrusion detection, access control systems based on passwords, digital content (music, video, publications, software) rights management, and privacy issues regarding personal data stored in servers throughout the Internet. This paper focuses on the civil rather than military applications of cryptography to the most common security problem; namely, maintaining the integrity and privacy of commercial information transmitted over large communication networks.
In this talk we discuss the general data communications security task described as follows. A digital message, M, is to be transmitted from Bob to Bill via the Internet or some other data network with multiple data links and nodes. The objectives of this secure data line are several fold:
We outline the technologies of each of these actions and summarize the present day problems of communications security.
Bio
Dr. Spilker received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in EE from Stanford University. He also graduated from the Executive Management Program at UCLA.
From 1973 to 1999, he was co-founder, Chairman, and President of Stanford Telecom Inc. a digital telecommunications company which he grew to over 1300 employees in 6 states when he sold it in 1999. He was co-architect of the now widely used Global Positioning System, GPS, originated the delay lock loop used in CDMA cell phones and GPS receivers, and was a leader in developing digital satellite communications, and secure communications. In addition to his Stanford duties, he is now co-founder and Chairman of Rosum Corporation using TV signals to provide wireless location services.
He is the author or co-author of over 100 published technical journal and conference papers and 2 books, Digital Communications by Satellite and Global Positioning System-Theory and Applications, vols. 1, 2, and several book chapters including Evolution of Modern Communications Security.
Dr. Spilker is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Life Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the Institute of Navigation, and has received numerous awards including International City of Columbus Award from the Italian Institute of Communications, Johannes Kepler Prize and several other awards from the Institute of Navigation, Hall of Fame Award from the US Air Force.
Refreshments will be provided in a small reception from 5:15-6pm.