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.
«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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