A Privacy-Aware Service Discovery Middleware for Pervasive Environments

Abstract

Pervasive environments are composed of devices with particular hardware characteristics, running various software and connected to diverse networks. In such environments, heterogeneous devices must cooperate to offer meaningful services to users, regardless of technological choices such as service discovery and access protocols. Interoperability thus is a critical issue for the success of pervasive computing. In this context, we have previously introduced the MUSDAC middleware for interoperable service discovery and access across heterogeneous networks. Still, data exchanged in pervasive environments may be sensitive, and as service information is forwarded to unknown or untrusted networks, privacy issues arise. In this paper we present a privacy-aware solution for service discovery in heterogeneous networks, based on the MUSDAC platform. Specifically, we discuss privacy issues that arise during service discovery and mechanisms to control disclosure of private information contained in service-related data

Please use the following format when citing this chapter: Cardoso, R. S., Raverdy, P.-G. and Issarny, V., 2007, in IFIP international Federation for Information Processing, Volume 238, Trust Management, eds. Etalle, S., Marsh, S., (Boston: Springer), pp. 59–74.

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