SecureCore Software Architecture: Trusted Path Application (TPA) Requirements

Abstract

A mobile computing device has more inherent risk than desktops or most other stationary computing devices. Such mobile devices are typically carried outside of a controlled physical environment, and they must communicate over an insecure medium. The risk is even greater if the data being stored, processed and transmitted by the mobile device is classified. The purpose of the SecureCore research project is to investigate fundamental architectural features required for the trusted operation of mobile computing devices so the security is built-in, transparent and flexible. A high-level architecture is described to provide such features. In addition, a usage scenario is described for a potential use of the architecture, with emphasis on the trusted path, a non-spoofable user interface to the trusted components of the system. Detailed requirements for the trusted path are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475518

Entities

People

  • Cynthia E. Irvine
  • Paul C. Clark
  • Thuy D. Nguyen
  • Timothy E. Levin
  • Timothy M. Vidas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • First Responders
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Mobile Computing
  • Mobile Devices
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Personal Digital Assistants
  • Security
  • Software Design
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.