Defining information flow quantity

  • Authors:
  • Gavin Lowe

  • Affiliations:
  • Oxford University Computing Laboratory, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QD, UK E-mail: gavin.lowe@comlab.ox.ac.uk

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computer Security - Special issue on CSFW15
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

We extend definitions of information flow so as to quantify the amount of information passed; in other words, we give a formal definition of the capacity of covert channels. Our definition uses the process algebra CSP, and is based upon counting the number of different behaviours of a high level user that can be distinguished by a low level user.