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Towards Secure Integration of Cryptographic Software

Arzt, Steven ; Nadi, Sarah ; Ali, Karim ; Bodden, Eric ; Erdweg, Sebastian ; Mezini, Mira (2015)
Towards Secure Integration of Cryptographic Software.
OOPSLA Onward!. Piitsburgh (25.10.2015)
Konferenzveröffentlichung, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

While cryptography is now readily available to everyone and can, provably, protect private information from attackers, we still frequently hear about major data leakages, many of which are due to improper use of cryptographic mechanisms. The problem is that many application developers are not cryptographic experts. Even though high-quality cryptographic APIs are widely available, programmers often select the wrong algorithms or misuse APIs due to a lack of understanding. Such issues arise with both simple operations such as encryption as well as with complex secure communication protocols such as SSL. In this paper, we provide a long-term solution that helps application developers integrate cryptographic components correctly and securely by bridging the gap between cryptographers and application developers.

Our solution consists of a software product line (with an underlying feature model) that automatically identifies the correct cryptographic algorithms to use, based on the developer's answers to high-level questions in non-expert terminology. Each feature (i.e., cryptographic algorithm) maps into corresponding Java code and a usage protocol describing API restrictions. By composing the user's selected features, we automatically synthesize a secure code blueprint and a usage protocol that corresponds to the selected usage scenario. Since the developer may change the application code over time, we use the usage protocols to statically analyze the program and ensure that the correct use of the API is not violated over time.

Typ des Eintrags: Konferenzveröffentlichung
Erschienen: 2015
Autor(en): Arzt, Steven ; Nadi, Sarah ; Ali, Karim ; Bodden, Eric ; Erdweg, Sebastian ; Mezini, Mira
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Towards Secure Integration of Cryptographic Software
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 12 August 2015
Reihe: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming & Software
Veranstaltungstitel: OOPSLA Onward!
Veranstaltungsort: Piitsburgh
Veranstaltungsdatum: 25.10.2015
URL / URN: http://2015.splashcon.org/track/onward2015-papers
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

While cryptography is now readily available to everyone and can, provably, protect private information from attackers, we still frequently hear about major data leakages, many of which are due to improper use of cryptographic mechanisms. The problem is that many application developers are not cryptographic experts. Even though high-quality cryptographic APIs are widely available, programmers often select the wrong algorithms or misuse APIs due to a lack of understanding. Such issues arise with both simple operations such as encryption as well as with complex secure communication protocols such as SSL. In this paper, we provide a long-term solution that helps application developers integrate cryptographic components correctly and securely by bridging the gap between cryptographers and application developers.

Our solution consists of a software product line (with an underlying feature model) that automatically identifies the correct cryptographic algorithms to use, based on the developer's answers to high-level questions in non-expert terminology. Each feature (i.e., cryptographic algorithm) maps into corresponding Java code and a usage protocol describing API restrictions. By composing the user's selected features, we automatically synthesize a secure code blueprint and a usage protocol that corresponds to the selected usage scenario. Since the developer may change the application code over time, we use the usage protocols to statically analyze the program and ensure that the correct use of the API is not violated over time.

Freie Schlagworte: Engineering; E1
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 20 Fachbereich Informatik
DFG-Sonderforschungsbereiche (inkl. Transregio)
DFG-Sonderforschungsbereiche (inkl. Transregio) > Sonderforschungsbereiche
Profilbereiche
Profilbereiche > Cybersicherheit (CYSEC)
LOEWE
LOEWE > LOEWE-Zentren
Zentrale Einrichtungen
LOEWE > LOEWE-Zentren > CASED – Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt
20 Fachbereich Informatik > EC SPRIDE
20 Fachbereich Informatik > EC SPRIDE > Secure Software Engineering
DFG-Sonderforschungsbereiche (inkl. Transregio) > Sonderforschungsbereiche > SFB 1119: CROSSING – Kryptographiebasierte Sicherheitslösungen als Grundlage für Vertrauen in heutigen und zukünftigen IT-Systemen
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