Abstract

Secure distributed systems depend upon the use of cryptography to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information and to provide a basis for authentication between systems. Wireless, mobile, hand-held devices, such as the target platform of the SecureCore project [stcc05], require a highly integrated, secure, portable and convenient way to store cryptographic keys. The Secret Protected architecture (SP)[rlee05a][rlee05b] with its highly integrated processor instruction set architecture, strong security properties and compatibility with commercial off the shelf operating systems, allows SP to be a fundamental building block for secure storage and access to cryptographic keys in the context of SecureCore. In addition, complementary cryptographic service mechanisms, eg the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)[tcgp05], must be admissible elements of the overall architecture. An integration effort of this nature must address the combined objectives of SecureCore and SP. For example, the SecureCore architecture is intended to support controlled sharing of information having various sensitivities while offering strong assurance against subversion and system penetration. A second objective is to integrate SP by extending it with virtualization instructions while retaining its core constructs.
This document describes technical details and design issues that may arise while integrating SP into SecureCore. In particular, the use of cryptographic hardware such as SP and TPM within the context of the SecureCore project to provide cryptographic services is examined. We start by stating our assumptions about the architecture, hardware, software and usage of …

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publication

University of California, Information Sciences Institute Technical Report …, 2006

year

2006

publication date

2006/9

authors

Ganesha Bhaskara, Timothy E Levin, Thuy D Nguyen, Cynthia E Irvine, Terry V Benzel, Jeffrey Dwoskin, Ruby Lee

link

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruby-Lee-4/publication/265205356_Virtualization_and_Integration_of_SP_Services_in_SecureCore/links/5474a1630cf245eb436dea67/Virtualization-and-Integration-of-SP-Services-in-SecureCore.pdf

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruby-Lee-4/publication/265205356_Virtualization_and_Integration_of_SP_Services_in_SecureCore/links/5474a1630cf245eb436dea67/Virtualization-and-Integration-of-SP-Services-in-SecureCore.pdf

journal

University of California, Information Sciences Institute Technical Report ISI-TR-623