Title :
Covert Channel Capacity Analysis Based on Entropy
Author :
Chen, Li ; Ju, Shiguang ; Zhou, Conghua ; Zhang, Yi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Telecommun. Eng., Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang
Abstract :
This paper presents a method based on information entropy to analyze the capacity of covert channels. Built upon noninterference, the method is firstly used to calculate the covert channel capacity, then to analyze the factors that have an impact on this quantity. Finally an example is given of the capacity calculation for covert channels in a multilevel secure database.
Keywords :
channel capacity; entropy; covert channel capacity analysis; entropy; multilevel secure database; conditional entropy; covert channel; covert channel capacity; information entropy; noninterference;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science and Engineering, 2008. ISISE '08. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2727-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISISE.2008.215
