Computer Security Is Broken: Can Better Hardware Help Fix It?

The author argues that hardware can be used to improve computer security. Topics include the relation of a private key on isolated hardware, the use of secure computation on legacy computing architectures, and the relation of security to the future of the technology industry. Problems with SSL/TLS s...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 22 - 26
Autor principal: Kocher, Paul
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2016
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Sumario:The author argues that hardware can be used to improve computer security. Topics include the relation of a private key on isolated hardware, the use of secure computation on legacy computing architectures, and the relation of security to the future of the technology industry. Problems with SSL/TLS software security standards are noted.