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A Causality-Based Model for Describing the Trustworthiness of a Computing Device

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Trusted Systems (INTRUST 2015)

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The ability to describe the trustworthiness of a computing device is an important part of the process to establish end-to-end trust. With the understanding that the trustworthiness of a computing device relies on its capabilities, we report on and contribute a novel causality-based model. This causality-based model represents information about the dependencies between trust notions, capabilities, computing mechanisms and their configurations. In this work, the concept of causality within the model is defined first. This involves detailing the semantic meaning of the terms used in the model. A pictorial representation is then developed to show the causal dependencies as a graph. This step specifies the vertices and edges used in the causal graph. To implement the causality-based model, the causal graph was translated into an eXtensible Markup Language schema and added to the Metadata Access Point database server of the Trusted Network Connect open architecture. Finally, the trust assessment of the causal graph is explained.

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  1. Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK

    Jiun Yi Yap & Allan Tomlinson

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  1. Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    Moti Yung

  2. Key Laboratory of Trusted Computing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China

    Jianbiao Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Trusted Computing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China

    Zhen Yang

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XML schema of causal graph data model.

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XML representation of the sample causal graph.

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Example of a trust policy.

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XQuery command to check for a specific mechanisms that “DiskLocker” calls on.

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Yap, J.Y., Tomlinson, A. (2016). A Causality-Based Model for Describing the Trustworthiness of a Computing Device. In: Yung, M., Zhang, J., Yang, Z. (eds) Trusted Systems. INTRUST 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9565. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31550-8_9

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