Tamper-resistant storage techniques for multimedia systems
Elizabeth Haubert, Joseph A. Tucek, Larry J. Brumbaugh, William J. Yurcik · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2005
Tamper-resistant storage techniques provide varying degrees of authenticity and integrity for data. This paper surveys five implemented tamper-resistant storage systems that use encryption, cryptographic hashes, digital signatures and error-correction primitives to provide varying levels of data protection. Five key evaluation points for such systems are: (1) authenticity guarantees, (2) integrity guarantees, (3) confidentiality guarantees, (4) performance overhead attributed to security, and (5) scalability concerns. Immutable storage techniques can enhance tamper-resistant techniques. Digital watermarking is not appropriate for tamper-resistance implemented in the storage system rather than at the application level.