Using a secret key to foil an eavesdropper

Paul Cuff

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Abstract

This work addresses secrecy with distributed systems in mind. We consider an adversary who wishes to attack a system and find the optimal communication and use of secret key to share information in such a system. Instead of measuring secrecy by "equivocation," we define a value function for the system, based on the actions of the system and the adversary, and set out to design a system that maximizes the average value obtained against the worst adversary.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 48th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2010
Pages1405-1411
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event48th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2010 - Monticello, IL, United States
Duration: Sep 29 2010Oct 1 2010

Publication series

Name2010 48th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2010

Other

Other48th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonticello, IL
Period9/29/1010/1/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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