Introducing a Trust Metric Foundation and Deriving Trust-for-Buck

Abstract

This study defines a flexible quantitative metric for measuring trust-related aspects across a broad range of domains and a means of using that foundation to derive domain-specific measurements. A Trust Basis Metric is described here along with examples that build on its foundation to measure assurances and identify cost-effective trust-enhancing investments. Our primary motivation in performing this study was to quantitatively determine the best increase in trust per dollar (Trust-for-Buck) when investing in current device manufacture and distribution flows for microelectronic components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2019
Accession Number
AD1076093

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Graf
  • Peter Athanas
  • Scott Harper
  • Timothy Dunham
  • Whitney Batchelor

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Data Sets
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Fabrication
  • Game Theory
  • Manufacturing
  • Printed Circuit Boards
  • Printed Circuits
  • Production
  • Risk
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Software Engineering
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics