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The problem of software integrity is traditionally addressed as the static verification of the code before the execution, often by checking the code signature. However, there are no well-defined solutions to the run-time verification of code integrity when the code is executed remotely, which is refer to as run-time remote entrusting. In this paper we present the research challenges involved in run-time remote entrusting and how we intend to solve this problem. Specifically, we address the problem of ensuring that a given piece of code executes on an remote untrusted machine and that its functionalities have not been tampered with both before execution and during run-time.
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Ceccato, M., Ofek, Y., Tonella, P. (2008). Remote Entrusting by Run-Time Software Authentication. In: Geffert, V., Karhumäki, J., Bertoni, A., Preneel, B., Návrat, P., Bieliková, M. (eds) SOFSEM 2008: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4910. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77566-9_8
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