TrustCube: An infrastructure that builds trust in client

Abstract

In a client-server environment, typically a lot of sensitive data and/or processes (for clients as well as for the server) are maintained at the server. In order to protect the integrity of the server and prevent leakage of data to unauthorized entities, it is important to make sure that only the authorized person with properly configured authorized platforms can gain the access to the server. In this paper, we introduce the TrustCube infrastructure. The TrustCube infrastructure is an end-to-end infrastructure that offers measurements of essential elements of clients, including person (or identity), the platform, and the environment; thus, enabling the capability for service providers to make informed decision based on the certifiable report of measurements. Under this infrastructure, a server can accurately evaluate the risk of dealing with a particular client, and handle the requests coming from that client correspondingly. © 2009 Vieweg+Teubner Verlag | GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden.