Title
StaticTrust: A Practical Framework for Trusted Networked Devices
Abstract
Given the proliferation of malware and malicious activities, the integrity of communication systems is an ever growing concern. In this work, we propose StaticTrust, an integrity measurement framework which enables a system to evaluate the integrity and state of a remote client prior to providing trusted communication services. StaticTrust is designed for a specific class of network devices that have software images that change infrequently and require tight configuration control (e.g. routers, switches, trusted gateways, or high-low guards). StaticTrust exploits the relatively static nature of these communication systems and uses a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to measure the state and provide identity verification for the device. This framework, coupled with the attestation and dynamic firewall exception services we authored, enables remote parties to confirm the integrity of clients, thereby limiting the effects and the proliferation of malware in a compromised system. We implement a prototype of the StaticTrust framework and measure the performance of our system to show that our design choices for constructing the software image result in efficient measurement and verification of system integrity.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/HICSS.2011.384
HICSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
remote client,identity verification,software image,efficient measurement,communication system,statictrust framework,system integrity,integrity measurement framework,remote party,trusted networked devices,practical framework,communication service,hardware,system integration,authorisation,security,computer network security,time measurement,trusted platform module,software measurement
Trusted Network Connect,Computer science,Computer security,Network security,Networking hardware,Trusted Platform Module,System integrity,Direct Anonymous Attestation,Configuration management,Malware
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.40
11
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jack Harris1164.82
Raquel Hill2577.81