6th UNIX Security Symposium Focusing on Applications of Cryptography July 22-25, 1996 Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California Sponsored by the USENIX Association, the UNIX and Advanced Computing Systems Professional and Technical Association Co-sponsored by UniForum In cooperation with: The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and IFIP WG 11.4 The Symposium is offering day-long tutorials, refereed papers, panel presentations, invited talks, a vendor display, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. Practical solutions, especially cryptographic approaches, to UNIX security will be described, dissected, and expanded. Ron Rivest of MIT delivers the Keynote Address to kick off the intensive Technical Sessions. New research on public key issues, electronic commerce, safe working areas, and secure communication will be examined in 21 peer-reviewed technical presentations. UniForum is sponsoring panel discussions on Security and Privacy; Electronic Commerce, Cryptography Infrastructure, and Cryptography and the Law. There will also be sessions on the latest version of PGP, Internet Firewalls, and the C2Net Privacy model. Tutorial topics include: Implementing Cryptography; World Wide Web and Internet Security; A Comparison of UNIX Security Tools; and Security for Software Developers. Three new features have been added this year. An informal Vendor Display will allow hands-on demonstration of security products. (Vendors may call Cynthia Deno at 408 335 9445 or email to display@usenix.org.) USENIX is sponsoring a secure Internet connection in the Terminal Room. And, USENIX members will be able to sign up for the PGP Key Signing Service. For the complete program and registration materials, visit our Web site: http://www.usenix.org; send email to: info@usenix.org (your message should contain the line "send security conference"); or contact the USENIX Conference office at 714 588 8649. /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- | Cynthia Deno | | | Tel: 408 335 9445 | USENIX | | Fax: 408 335 5327 | The UNIX and Advanced Computing Systems | | cynthia@USENIX.org | Technical and Professional Association | | Check out USENIX on the Net..........http://www.USENIX.org | /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-