3 papers
cs.CR2026
Maude-HCS: Model Checking the Undetectability-Performance Tradeoffs of Hidden Communication Systems
Joud Khoury, Minyoung Kim, Christophe Merlin +3
Hidden communication systems (HCS) embed covert messages within ordinary network activity to hide the presence of communication. In practice, the undetectability of an HCS is typic…
cs.CR2026
A Theory of Composable Lingos for Protocol Dialects
Víctor García, Santiago Escobar, Catherine Meadows +1
Formal patterns are formally specified solutions to frequently occurring distributed system problems that are generic, executable, and come with strong qualitative and/or quantitat…
cs.CR2025
Protocol Dialects as Formal Patterns: A Composable Theory of Lingos -- Technical report
Víctor García, Santiago Escobar, Catherine Meadows +1
Protocol dialects are methods for modifying protocols that provide light-weight security, especially against easy attacks that can lead to more serious ones. A lingo is a dialect's…