As embedded systems become ubiquitous and gain features, their complexity and code base grow. Ergo, the attack surface and probability of successful attacks increases, while trustworthiness becomes a concern, especially in safely- or security-critical scenarios. This thesis, therefore, explores implicit attestation for microkernel-based systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). While a microkernel that is less complex than monolithic kernels can reduce the trusted computing base, implicit attestation uses efficient symmetric cryptography to prove trustworthiness.
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As embedded systems become ubiquitous and gain features, their complexity and code base grow. Ergo, the attack surface and probability of successful attacks increases, while trustworthiness becomes a concern, especially in safely- or security-critical scenarios. This thesis, therefore, explores implicit attestation for microkernel-based systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). While a microkernel that is less complex than monolithic kernels can reduce the trusted computing base, implicit at...
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