Overview

Computer network security is critical to fraud prevention and accountability. Network participants are required to observe predefined steps called security protocols, whose proof of correctness is evidence that each protocol step preserves some desired properties. The author investigates proofs of correctness of realistic security protocols in a formal, intuitive setting. The protocols examined include Kerberos versions, smartcard protocols, non-repudiation protocols, and certified email protocols. The method of analysis, the Inductive Method in the theorem prover Isabelle, turns out to be both powerful and flexible. This research advances significant extensions to the method of analysis, while the findings on the protocols analysed are novel and illuminating. This book will benefit researchers and graduate students in the fields of formal methods, information security, inductive methods, and networking.

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Author:   Giampaolo Bella
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.310kg
ISBN:  

9783540681342

ISBN 10:   3540681345
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   05 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Analysis of Security Protocols.- The Inductive Method.- Verifying the Protocol Goals.- The Principle of Goal Availability.- Modelling Timestamping and Verifying a Classical Protocol.- Verifying a Deployed Protocol.- Modelling Agents’ Knowledge of Messages.- Verifying Another Deployed Protocol.- Modelling Smartcards.- Verifying a Smartcard Protocol.- Modelling Accountability.- Verifying Two Accountability Protocols.- Conclusions.

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From the reviews: <p> This book is about the Inductive Method technique for proving the correctness of security protocols. It is very well suited for the reader who wants to know the state of the art of proving protocol security using the Inductive Method and the interactive theorem prover Isabelle. a ] The book could be used as a textbook on the advanced topics in protocol security. It is highly recommended to the newcomer in the field who wants technical information, and to the researcher in the area a ] . (Yongge Wang, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 f)

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