1st International ICST Conference on Security and Privacy for Emerging Areas in Communication Networks

Research Article

Short Paper: Thor - The Hybrid Online Repository

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        author={T.W.  van der Horst and K.E.  Seamons},
        title={Short Paper: Thor - The Hybrid Online Repository},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Security and Privacy for Emerging Areas in Communication Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={SECURECOMM},
        year={2006},
        month={3},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/SECURECOMM.2005.49}
    }
    
  • T.W. van der Horst
    K.E. Seamons
    Year: 2006
    Short Paper: Thor - The Hybrid Online Repository
    SECURECOMM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/SECURECOMM.2005.49
T.W. van der Horst1, K.E. Seamons1
  • 1: Brigham Young University

Abstract

Mobile environments create significant challenges for secure credential repositories. We examine these challenges with respect to existing repository practices and produce a set of requirements that a repository must meet in order to cope with the harshness of a mobile environment. We also present Thor (The hybrid online repository), a system that fulfills these requirements. Thor leverages preexisting local and remote repositories and enhances their usability and security through virtual organization, credential identifier obfuscation, and password management