Cool security trends

ABSTRACT

Trent Jarger will discuss ongoing work in the verification of authorization hook placement in Linux. The idea is that we can develop tools to check that all security-sensitive kernel operations can be mediated properly. Dawson Engler will discuss ongoing work in static checking for kernal and driver bugs, including security bugs, based on his meta-complier xgcc. The idea is that reguirements can be expressed in a high-level language that the xgcc can check.David Wagner will discuss using formal modeling to guide the identifcation of security bugs. The idea is that a formal model generated fromteh source code can be more easily analyzed to find bugs.Cynthia Irvine will discuss security quality-of-service. The idea is that the cost of security in terms of performance and resource usage can be compared with the security benefits in such a way that decisions about security improvements can be made.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.5 Security and Protection (D.4.6, K.4.2)

General Terms:
Security