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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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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 22 - 26
Main Author: Kocher, Paul
Format: Opinion
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2016
Subjects:
Computer security
Computer input-output equipment
Legacy systems
High technology industries forecasting
Computer architecture
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.