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WELCOME TO NOB.CS.UCDAVIS.EDU!

This computer, named nob.cs.ucdavis.edu, is in the Department of Computer
Science at the University of California at Davis. It's run by an ex-San
Franciscan named Matt Bishop (me). It is named after the Nob Hill district in
San Francisco, California. That district has a lovely view of the San Francisco
Bay, and cable cars climb its hills. (I have fond childhood memories of riding
on those cable cars with my mom and my brother. They are lots of fun for
children, even grown children.) The picture at the right is of a cable car
descending the hill, looking towards the Bay Bridge. (I couldn't find one with a
better view of the Bay. Next time I'm in the city, I'll try to take one.)

I do research in computer security. This system contains several web pages. I
have them here so I can update them more easily than I can the Security Lab's
web page. If you're looking for something in particular and it's not here, you
might try there.

Here is a list of the web pages that are available on this system. Please look
and enjoy!

Computer Security: Art and Science (Second Edition) This is the web site for the
second edition of my book, published November 2018. You will find here
information on the book (including where you can purchase it, a table of
contents, and 2 sample chapters), an errata sheet, slides, and other
information. If you need something and you don't find it, please let me know.
The first edition’s web page is also available. Introduction to Computer
Security This is the web site for an undergraduate version of my book, published
November 2004. You will find here information on the book (including where you
can purchase it, a table of contents, and a sample chapter), errata sheets for
the various printings, slides (not yet completed), instructors' guides (again,
still under construction), and other information. If you need something and you
don't find it, please let me know. My personal web pages This is about me, and
contains my PGP key, infomation about my professional activities, my humor
(warning: with respect to this, you're on your own!), and pointers to other
pages. Some parts are under construction. Others are stable but will change
(notably the humor page, as I hear jokes I like, and the quotes page). Classes
These are web pages for the classes I have taught. The format changes pretty
radically after 2002, because I switched from maintaining my own web site to
using the campus one, called MyUCDavis, which has some helpful features (such as
the ability to accept student homework submissions and release web pages after a
given date). Security Exercises In 2008, SANS held a workshop for faculty to
present and discuss exercises to encourage “secure” (really, robust) programing.
Here are some of the exercises from that workshop. The History Papers These web
pages contain many seminal papers in computer security that are widely cited but
not easily available. They are all technical reports and other works not
published in journals or conferences (at least not in this form). All were
sponsored by the United States government, and therefore can be posted without
violating copyright (since works produced under the U. S. government's auspices
are not copyrighted). Have a look around and see where it all began!

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San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and it never was. —Herb Caen

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Matt Bishop
2209 Watershed Science
Phone: (530) 752-8060
Email: send to my last name at ucdavis dot edu (this, to slow spam)