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Researchers Probe Security Through Obscurity.

The article focuses on the use of the obfuscation strategy to protect electronic data from computer hackers. Topics discussed include an attacker's inability to understand the code even if it is accessed, obfuscation techniques' reliance on heuristics, and the development of indistinguishability obf...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 11 - 14
Autor principal: Edwards, Chris
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2014
Materias:
Data encryption
Cryptography
Computer security
Computer network security
Prevention of computer hacking
Encryption protocols
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Sumario:The article focuses on the use of the obfuscation strategy to protect electronic data from computer hackers. Topics discussed include an attacker's inability to understand the code even if it is accessed, obfuscation techniques' reliance on heuristics, and the development of indistinguishability obfuscation (IO). Also mentioned are challenges associated with building a general-purpose theory of obfuscation, IO's power as a tool for designing cryptography, and the uses of other protocols such as functional encryption.