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In this MOOC,  we will learn about TOR basic concept and see how they protect the security and privacy of users and resist censorship. We will examine how TOR realize the anonymity and utilize its service by downloading and using Tor browser software. A recent attack on TOR’s application flow control called sniper attacks is analyzed.  We introduce the hidden service provided by TOR and show how it can be denonymized.  We will learn how to setup a hidden server to provide web service on AWS instance. We will also learn the best practices and operational security in providing the hidden services.  We will learn how to manage the hidden server using Tor circuit and configure the web server not to reveal the software version information.  We also show how it can be defended.   To improve TOR’s performance, we discuss the cloud based TOR and their implementation. 
By the end of this course, you should be able to utilize TOR browser to protect  your privacy, set up hidden service on current interface  that protect your servers and make it anonymous, you will choosing entry guards wisely since your adversary will try to attack them with DDoS traffic and force you to choose their relay as your entry and exit router. We will also learn the basic components of both censorship and censorship resistance systems, and the scheme deployed by these systems and their attacks.

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Approx. 22 hours to complete

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

5 hours to complete

The Onion Routing (TOR)

In this module, we learn the basic concepts of Tor network for protecting the privacy of Tor users and how to use the Tor browser features to access the web sites while preserving the anonimity, change the entry guard and exit node of the Tor circuit, learn how to setup Tor software package on a Linux machine and start its service, and use torify to run network commands, such as ssh or curl command, but use a Tor circuit as an outgoing connection

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 24 min), 3 readings, 4 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Hidden Service on TOR and their Attacks

5 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Censorship Systems

In this module we learn the basic components of the censorship systems, the censor model and the related challenges. We learn to define the censor's sphere of influence and sphere of visibility, and their impact on the techniques that can be deployed by the censorship systems. We will be able to describe the basic components of the censor's attack model, explain different fingerprinting methods and evaluating their strength and weakness. We will study different direct censorship method and learn the limitations imposed upon the range of censorship actions.

6 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 35 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

Censor Model and Censorship Resistance System Survey Result7mL3-2 CS6910 Censor Attack Model and Apparatus10mL3-3 Fingerprinting6mL3-4. Direct Censorship4mL3.5. Range of Censorship Actions5m

5 readings

Read Section 1 of "SoK: Making Sense of Censorship Resistance Systems"10mRead censorship apparatus model and censor's attack model10mL3-3. Fingerprinting.10mL3.4. Direct Censorship10mL3.5. Range of Censorship Actions10m

6 practice exercises

L1 Practice Quiz30mL3.2 Practice Quiz30mL3.3 Practice Quiz30mL3.4 Practice Quiz30mL3.5 Practice Quiz30mM3 Exam2h

Week4

Week 4

6 hours to complete

Censorship Resistance System (CRS)

In this module, we will learn the two main functional components of censorship resistance system (CRS) and explain the steps to establish the CRS communications. We will understand the operating requirements for establishing the CRS communications and learn the techniques for hiding information and avoid tracking using CRS channels. We will learn the basic CRS properties shared by CRS' and their purposes. We will comprehend different methods for obtaining CRS credentials and reduce faking/testing of them. We will be able to deploy different schemes for resisting active probing, identify different schemes to establish user trust. We will learn how to implement methods for evading censor detection and blocking. We will understand various methods for protecting publisher information and current open and active CRS research areas.

6 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 28 min), 5 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

L4.1. Overview of Censorship Resistance Systems5mL4.2. CRS Properties11mL4.3. Techniques for CRS Communication Establishment Phase3mL4.4. Techniques for CRS Conversation Phase.4mL4.5. Open CRS Research Areas3m

5 readings

L4.1. Censorship Resistancde System Overview10mL4.2. CRS Properties.10mL4.3. Techniques for Communication Establishment Phase .10mL4.4. Techniques for Conversation Phase10mL4.5. Open Areas and Research Challenges.10m

6 practice exercises

L4.1 Practice Quiz30mL4.2 Practice Quiz30mL4.3 Practice Quiz30mL4.4 Practice Quiz30mL4.5 Practice Quiz30mM4 Exam2h

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SECURITY AND PRIVACY IN TOR NETWORK

by DNov 29, 2020

The course was excellent but I had some difficulty listening because of the pronunciations, other than that it was an excellent course.

by VMJun 28, 2020

Very good Course. I learned lots of new things about TOR ,Censorship and Censorship Resistance System (CRS). Thanks.

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About the Advanced System Security Design Specialization

This specialization is intended for intermediate level learners with basic programming skills and basic cybersecurity knowledge. Through this course learner will learn about advanced secure software techniques such as those for cloud computing, TOR, web-based cryptography, and geo-location/context based access control. With these techniques, learners will be better prepared to implement new security and privacy preserving data security features, to perform secure system design and implementation, vulnerability analysis, and Securely Provision (SP), Operate and Maintain (OM), Oversee and Govern (OV), Protect and Defend (PR), Analyze (AN), Collect and Operate (CO), and investigate (IN) tasks.

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Instructors

Edward Chow

Greg Williams

Richard White

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University of Colorado System

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

The Onion Routing (TOR)

Hidden Service on TOR and their Attacks

Censorship Systems

Censorship Resistance System (CRS)

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Edward Chow

Greg Williams

Richard White

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Hidden Service on TOR and their Attacks

Censorship Systems

Censorship Resistance System (CRS)

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