Changes between Version 41 and Version 42 of NewCaps/WhatCouldGoWrong

Timestamp:

2009-10-11T17:28:55Z (15 years ago)

Author:

davidsarah

Comment:

parenthesize p/N to avoid possible misreading

NewCaps/WhatCouldGoWrong

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 ||1||shape-shifter immutable file [footnote 1]||collide read-cap (''R'',''T'')||creator of a file||their own file||the hash function's and cap format's collision resistance on the read-cap (''R'',''T''). This also depends on the encryption of ''K1'' being deterministic and correct.||approx sqrt(2.''p'').2^(''r''+''t'')/2^ [footnote 7]||
 ||2||unauthorized read||attack the encryption of ''K1'' with ''R''||anyone||any one file||the security of the encryption scheme used for ''K1'', and the secrecy of the read-key ''R''||''p''.2^min(''r'',''k'')^||
-||3||forgery of immutable file||generate a matching read-cap (''R'',''T'') for someone else's file||anyone||any one file||the hash function's and cap format's second-preimage resistance on (''R'',''T''). This also depends on the encryption of ''K1'' being deterministic and correct.||''p''/''N''.2^''r''+''t''^ [footnote 5]||
-||4||roadblock or speedbump [footnote 2]||generate (''K1enc'',''Dhash'',''V'') that hash to someone else's ''T'', and copy their ''S''||anyone [footnote 6]||any one file||the hash function's and cap format's second-preimage resistance on ''T''||''p''/''N''.2^''t''^||
+||3||forgery of immutable file||generate a matching read-cap (''R'',''T'') for someone else's file||anyone||any one file||the hash function's and cap format's second-preimage resistance on (''R'',''T''). This also depends on the encryption of ''K1'' being deterministic and correct.||(''p''/''N'').2^''r''+''t''^ [footnote 5]||
+||4||roadblock or speedbump [footnote 2]||generate (''K1enc'',''Dhash'',''V'') that hash to someone else's ''T'', and copy their ''S''||anyone [footnote 6]||any one file||the hash function's and cap format's second-preimage resistance on ''T''||(''p''/''N'').2^''t''^||
 ||5||unauthorized read||attack the encryption of the plaintext with ''K1''||anyone||any one file||the security of the encryption scheme used for the plaintext, and the secrecy of the encryption key ''K1''. The latter also depends on the security and seeding of the RNG that generated it.||''p''.2^''k''^||
 ||6||unauthorized read||figure out the input to the hash function that generates ''S''||anyone||any one file||the hash function's onewayness for (''R'',''T'') -> ''S''||brute force on ''R'' is !#2||
-||7||unauthorized deletion||figure out a working destroy-key ''KD'' for a given ''Dhash''||anyone||any one file||the hash function's preimage resistance on ''Dhash'' and the secrecy of ''KD''||''p''/''N''.2^min(''d'',''dh'')^||
+||7||unauthorized deletion||figure out a working destroy-key ''KD'' for a given ''Dhash''||anyone||any one file||the hash function's preimage resistance on ''Dhash'' and the secrecy of ''KD''||(''p''/''N'').2^min(''d'',''dh'')^||
 ||8||accidental collision||storage indices (''S1'',''T1'') and (''S2'',''T2'') collide accidentally||not applicable||any two files||approximately random distribution of hash function outputs||[footnote 4]||
 ||9||denial of service||prevent access to servers holding sufficient shares (by controlling some of them, or by attacking them or the network)||anyone||any file||not prevented by crypto||not applicable||
-||10||cause invalid share to verify||generate (''K1enc'',''Dhash'',''V'') that hash to someone else's (''T'',''U''), and copy their ''S''||anyone||any one file||the hash function's second-preimage resistance on (''T'',''U'')||''p''/''N''.2^''t''+''u''^ [footnote 5]||
+||10||cause invalid share to verify||generate (''K1enc'',''Dhash'',''V'') that hash to someone else's (''T'',''U''), and copy their ''S''||anyone||any one file||the hash function's second-preimage resistance on (''T'',''U'')||(''p''/''N'').2^''t''+''u''^ [footnote 5]||
 ||11||undeletion [footnote 3]||restore a deleted file's shares by controlling the relevant servers||anyone||any one file||not prevented by crypto||not applicable||
 ||12||undeletion [footnote 3]||generate matching (''R'',''T'',''U'') for a deleted file||anyone||any one file||the hash function's and cap format's second-preimage resistance on (''R'',''T'',''U'')||higher cost than !#3||