INFS 767 Fall 2000

Homework Assignment 1

Due in class 9/14/00

Read the following paper

Hoover and Kausik, Software Smart Cards via Cryptographic Camouflage, 1999 IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy

Paper is available at http://www.arcot.com/products/papers.html or in the IEEE digital library.

Assignment: Submit a typed critique of this paper. Maximum 500 words. Discuss what problem the authors are claiming to solve and how effective is their solution. What are the major disadvantages of their solution ?