Tamper protection of online clients through random checksum algorithms

Abstract
We describe a new purely software-based, self-checking mechanism designed to prevent tampering of client programs in client/server-applications like online-games, peer-to-peer networks, or online auction systems. Our mechanism consists of randomly creating checksum algorithms at the server. The checksum algorithms are integrated into autonomous short-lived software code, called Mobile Guards, which are downloaded to a client program during its execution. The client programs are designed to be functionally dependent on the execution of a Mobile Guard. The randomly created checksum functions and the concept of Mobile Guards enable a highly dynamic protection mechanism, capable of rapidly evolving as new threats arise.
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Grimen, G., Mönch, C. & Midtstraum, R., (2006). Tamper protection of online clients through random checksum algorithms. In: Karagiannis, D. & Mayr, H. C. (Hrsg.), Information Systems Technology and its Applications, 5th International Conference ISTA 2006. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.. (S. 67-79).
@inproceedings{mci/Grimen2006,
author = {Grimen, Gisle AND Mönch, Christian AND Midtstraum, Roger},
title = {Tamper protection of online clients through random checksum algorithms},
booktitle = {Information Systems Technology and its Applications, 5th International Conference ISTA 2006},
year = {2006},
editor = {Karagiannis, Dimitris AND Mayr, Heinrich C.} ,
pages = { 67-79 },
publisher = {Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.},
address = {Bonn}
}
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ISBN: 3-88579-178-1
ISSN: 1617-5468
xmlui.MetaDataDisplay.field.date: 2006
Language: en (en)
Content Type: Text/Conference Paper
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