A Complete Characterization of Secure Human-Server Communication

David Basin; Saša Radomirović; Michael Schläepfer

doi:10.1109/CSF.2015.21

A Complete Characterization of Secure Human-Server Communication

David Basin, Saša Radomirović, Michael Schläepfer

Computing

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Abstract

Establishing a secure communication channel between two parties is a nontrivial problem, especially when one or both are humans. Unlike computers, humans cannot perform strong cryptographic operations without supporting technology, yet this technology may itself be compromised. We introduce a general communication topology model to facilitate the analysis of security protocols in this setting. We use it to completely characterize all topologies that allow secure communication between a human and a remote server via a compromised computer. These topologies are relevant for a variety of applications, including online banking and Internet voting. Our characterization can serve to guide the design of novel solutions for applications and to quickly exclude proposals that cannot possibly offer secure communication.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 28th Computer Security Foundations Symposium, CSF 2015
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	199-213
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467375382
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CSF.2015.21
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	28th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium - University of Verona, Polo Zanotto , Verona, Italy Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 17 Jul 2015 http://csf2015.di.univr.it/ (Link to Conference website)

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Name	Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Electronic)	2374-8303

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Conference	28th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium
Abbreviated title	CSF 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Verona
Period	13/07/15 → 17/07/15
Internet address	http://csf2015.di.univr.it/ (Link to Conference website)

Keywords

Formal modeling
Security ceremonies
Security protocols

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Basin, D, Radomirović, S & Schläepfer, M 2015, A Complete Characterization of Secure Human-Server Communication. in 2015 IEEE 28th Computer Security Foundations Symposium, CSF 2015: Proceedings. Proceedings of the IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 199-213, 28th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium, Verona, Italy, 13/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSF.2015.21

A Complete Characterization of Secure Human-Server Communication. / Basin, David; Radomirović, Saša; Schläepfer, Michael.
2015 IEEE 28th Computer Security Foundations Symposium, CSF 2015: Proceedings. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. p. 199-213 (Proceedings of the IEEE).

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