Description
Book SynopsisUbiquitous computing is about distributed systems with a difference. It is about hundreds and thousands of computers embedded in everyday devices (such as phones, washing machines, TVs, heating sytems, smartcards, etc) communicating with each other over ad--hoc wireless networks.
Trade Review"...a remarkably readable introduction to the topic...rich in background material." (
IEEE Network, New Books & Multimedia Column, November 2002)
Table of ContentsAbout the Author.
Forward.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Contact Information.
1. Introduction.
Scenario.
Essential terminology.
Problems.
Notation.
2. Ubiquitous computing.
Xerox PARC.
Norman's Invisible Computer.
MIT.
HP's Cooltown.
ORL/AT&T Labs Cambridge.
Security issues.
3. Computer security.
Confidentiality.
Integrity.
Availability.
Authentication.
Security policies.
4. Authentication.
New preconditions.
The Resurrecting Duckling security policy model.
The many ways of being a master.
5. Confidentiality.
Cryptographic primitives for peanut processors.
Personal privacy.
6. Integrity.
Message integrity.
Device integrity.
7. Availability.
Threats to the communications channel.
Threats to the battery energy.
Threats from mobile code.
8. Anonymity.
The Cocaine Auction Protocol.
The anonymity layer.
9. Conclusions.
Appendix A: A Short Primer on Functions.
Appendix B: Existing Network Security Solutions.
Annotated bibliography.
Index.
