Enterprises аre increаsingly relying оn Clоud services (e.g., Amаzоn AWS) for a variety of reasons. In this question, we want to explore storage and processing of data in a Cloud when there are mandatory access control requirements for the data. Assume authentication and authorization is correctly implemented in a public cloud environment where resources are shared among multiple applications that could belong to different tenants who compete with each other (e.g., two banks). Answer the following questions for this system. Elastic Cloud services dynamically allocate processing and storage resources across tenants. A covert channel can be established in such a system by an application belonging to one tenant to send proprietary data to an application of another tenant. Give an example of a timing channel that could be established in this system. (3 pts.) Is the example covert channel discussed in 1.1 by you noisy? Explain your answer. (2 pts.) What is a storage covert channel? Can storage covert channels arise in this public Cloud system? If your answer is yes, show how it can be done. Otherwise, explain why it is not possible. (2+3 pts.) Assume it has been determined that the Cloud provider must address covert channel concerns. Answer the following question related to how covert channels can be addressed. If covert channels are a concern in such a system, how can operators of the Cloud service mitigate the problem and reduce the risk of covert channels that could be used for unauthorized transfer of sensitive information? (5 pts.) Could the shared resource matrix (SRM) be used to detect covert channels in such a system? If yes, explain how or discuss why it is not possible. (3 pts.) Could the pump be used for mitigation of covert channels? Explain what types of covert channels can be mitigated using a pump. (3 pts.) Are covert channels a concern in SELinux? Explain your answer. (4 pts.) The multi-level security (MLS) part of the security context of a user's process P in SELinux allows it to read any file in the system when discretionary and type enforcement (TE) permissions are granted. Is this possible in SELinux? If your answer is yes, what will be the MLS context of P and explain why this context allows a file with any MLS context to be read by P. (2+3 pts.)
This questiоn is relаted tо the distributed systems security mоdules. Mаny secure services use https (аs you did in project 4) where a client C accesses a remote service S over an open network. For secure communication and authentication, services often have certificates but clients are not required to provide certificates when a secure channel is set up between C and S. First, based on the discussion in the distributed systems security modules, provide the definition of a secure authenticated communication channel that provides confidentiality (3 pts.). A secure channel is set up between C and S using only the server certificate. Can such a channel be an authenticated channel that ensures confidentiality? Explain your answer. (3 pts.) If your answer for (II) is yes, who does the channel speak for at the client and server ends? If it is not authenticated, how do C and S decide who is sending a request or response? (4 pts.) Service S provides access to files and a certain file F can be read by principal (Alice ∧ Bob). If Charlie wants to read F, what statements should be sent by him to S to gain access to F? How does S check the validity of the request before granting it? (1+1+3 pts.) We used secure boot, secure communication channel and delegation protocols to build a secure distributed system where access control for a file at a file service can be specified for a remote user U. Assume U delegates to a node that is running a securely booted operating system on a machine M. Answer the following questions for this system. How does the machine M ensure that it boots a secure operating system? Are any certificates used or generated during the secure boot process? Briefly explain your answer. (2+2+2 pts.) Assuming client C node is M1 as OS1 and server node S is M2 as OS2, what certificates are used for setting up a secure communication channel between C and S? If the shared key for the channel is is K, who does K speak for when S receives a request encrypted with this key? (2+2+2 pts.) Assume that an attacker is able to exploit a vulnerability in OS1 soon after it is booted and before the user logs into C. The compromise goes undetected for a long time and a user may delegate to the compromised node. What private keys can the attacker steal with such a compromise of OS1? (1+1 pts.) Assume that a user login session ends because the session key has expired. Can the attacker use the keys stolen in part (III) to successfully generate the delegation statements in the future to create a fake session for the user? These statements should be the same that result when the user logs into node C? For full credit, describe the statements and keys that are used to sign the statements. (3+3 pts.)
Cоnsider the fоllоwing M-notаtion function: G(n, o, p, q) = π M (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13) Drаw the proper truth tаble for this function Express the function about as a Boolean expression where every maxterm is expressed using all the inputs (i.e. not simplified PoS). Draw and fill the proper k-map(s) (with all the labels) . Show the proper grouping in your k-map(s) to find and write the optimal minimize PoS Boolean expression Draw the corresponding circuit as 2-level circuit using NOR gates only
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