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Attack-Resistant Trust Metrics for Public Key Certification
Raph Levien and Alex Aiken, University of California, Berkeley
This paper investigates the role of trust metrics in attack-resistant public key certification. We present an analytical framework for understanding the effectiveness of trust metrics in resisting attacks, including a characterization of the space of possible attacks. Within this framework, we establish the theoretical best case for a trust metric. Finally, we present a practical trust metric based on network flow that meets this theoretical bound.
BibTeX
@inproceedings {261408,
author = {Raph Levien and Alex Aiken},
title = {{Attack-Resistant} Trust Metrics for Public Key Certification},
booktitle = {7th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 98)},
year = {1998},
address = {San Antonio, TX},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/7th-usenix-security-symposium/attack-resistant-trust-metrics-public-key-certification},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jan
}
author = {Raph Levien and Alex Aiken},
title = {{Attack-Resistant} Trust Metrics for Public Key Certification},
booktitle = {7th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 98)},
year = {1998},
address = {San Antonio, TX},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/7th-usenix-security-symposium/attack-resistant-trust-metrics-public-key-certification},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jan
}