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Why Trust is Bad for Security

Author(s) -

Dieter Gollmann

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

electronic notes in theoretical computer science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242

H-Index - 60

ISSN - 1571-0661

DOI - 10.1016/j.entcs.2005.09.044

Subject(s) - computer science , computer security , trust anchor , word (group theory) , field (mathematics) , web of trust , trust management (information system) , computational trust , trusted computing , interfacing , code (set theory) , internet privacy , term (time) , world wide web , political science , mathematics , programming language , law , physics , geometry , set (abstract data type) , quantum mechanics , reputation , pure mathematics , computer hardware

We investigate how the term 'trust' has been used, and re-defined, in computer security, covering Trusted Computing Platforms, Trust Management, Trusted Computing, and Trusted Code. We conclude that trust is a dangerous word to use as it has manifold and sometimes contradictory meanings. There is no immediate problem when trust is used in a specific research area to denote some concept of interest. Difficulties arise when interfacing between communities that use this word differently, and with the general public which is unlikely to associate a word like trust with any specific technical definition adopted in a field of research

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