Author, as appears in the article.: Laeuchli J; Trujillo-Rasua R
Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
URV's Author/s: Trujillo Rasua, Rolando
Keywords: Distance bounding Distant attacker Entanglement Memory attestation
Abstract: Software-based remote memory attestation is a method for determining the state of a remote device without relying on secure hardware. In classical computing devices, the method is vulnerable to proxy and authentication attacks, because an infected device has no means of preventing the leak of its cryptographic secrets. In this paper, we demonstrate how these attacks can be mitigated by making use of quantum effects, while remaining within the class of software-based methods. In particular, we make use of entanglement and the inability of an attacker to clone qubits. Our proposed protocol is lightweight and can be implemented by near-term Quantum Computing techniques. The resulting protocol has the unique feature of resisting collusion between two dishonest devices, one of which has unbounded computational resources.
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Electrical and electronic engineering Electronic, optical and magnetic materials Engenharias iv Ensino Interdisciplinar Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Materiais Modeling and simulation Physics, mathematical Physics, multidisciplinary Quantum science & technology Química Signal processing Statistical and nonlinear physics Theoretical computer science
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: rolando.trujillo@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-8714-4626
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11128-024-04421-x
Papper original source: Quantum Information Processing. 23 (6):
APA: Laeuchli J; Trujillo-Rasua R (2024). Software-based remote memory attestation using quantum entanglement. Quantum Information Processing, 23(6), -. DOI: 10.1007/s11128-024-04421-x
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1007/s11128-024-04421-x
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications