On the implementation of security policies with adaptative encryption

  • Authors:
  • Antonio Izquierdo Manzanares;Jose M. Sierra Camara;Joaquin Torres Marquez

  • Affiliations:
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganes (Madrid), Spain;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganes (Madrid), Spain;Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganes (Madrid), Spain

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

In order to prevent attackers from gaining access to sensitive information, security levels are defined within a network based on the threats and the protected assets' value. Security policies impose the use of several mechanisms that protect the information as it moves from a network to another. However, when it comes to confidentiality (achieved through encryption techniques), we find that the special characteristics of block cipher modes force us to employ ''all-or-nothing'' approaches. In this paper, we present a novel solution for this problem that faces performance and security problems using concepts taken from partial encryption and parallel encryption modes.