A Capability-Based Transparent Cryptographic File System

  • Authors:
  • Frank Graf;Stephen D. Wolthusen

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute for Graphic Interfaces Seoul, Korea;Gjovik University College, Norway

  • Venue:
  • CW '05 Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Cyberworlds
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Data on the file system in mobile internetworked working environments are exposed data to a number of threats ranging from physical theft of storage devices to industrial espionage and intelligence activities. This paper describes a fully transparent, capability-based file system security mechanism for use in heterogeneous computing environments with emphasis on the implementation on the Microsoft Windows NT/XP family of operating systems. This mechanism can provide confidentiality and integrity protection for on- and off-line use through modular cryptographic means and is interoperable between several operating system platforms.