Building a high-performance, programmable secure coprocessor

Secure coprocessors enable secure distributed applications by providing safe havens where an application program can Z .execute and accumulate state , free of observation and interference by an adversary with direct physical access to the device. However, for these coprocessors to be effective, participants in such applications must be able to verify that they are interacting with an authentic program on an authentic, untampered device. Furthermore, secure coprocessors that support general-purpose computation and will be manufactured and distributed as commercial products must provide these core sanctuary and authentication properties while also meeting many additional challenges, including:

• Type: Journal
• Year: 1999
• Where: CN
• Authors: Sean W. Smith, Steve Weingart
• Keywords: CN 1999, Coprocessors, Direct Physical Access, Secure Distributed Applications