With gaming technology towards secure user interfaces

Author

Langweg, Hanno

Author_Institution

Bonn Univ., Germany

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

50

Abstract

Technology aimed at making life easier for game developers is an issue of controversy among security experts. Objections arise out of concerns of stability of a game-friendly platform. However, this kind of programming interfaces can be used to promote security as well. We use Microsoft´s DirectX platform to access input and output devices directly. Thereby we enable applications to distinguish between user actions and simulated behaviour by malicious code. With modest effort for a developer we are able to ensure authenticity and integrity of mouse and keyboard input and the display´s integrity.

Keywords

application program interfaces; computer games; data integrity; operating systems (computers); security of data; user interfaces; Microsoft DirectX platform; authenticity; computer games; game-friendly platform; gaming technology; input devices; integrity; keyboard input; malicious code; mouse input; output devices; programming interfaces; secure user interfaces; security experts; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Control systems; Hardware; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Security; Stability; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Security Applications Conference, 2002. Proceedings. 18th Annual

ISSN

1063-9527

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1828-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSAC.2002.1176277

Filename

1176277