Jaap-Henk Hoepman – on security, privacy and…

On using identity cards to store anonymous credentials.

Posted in Opeds, Science by Jaap-Henk on November 16, 2011

In a previous blog post I argued that identity cards should not be used to store anonymous credentials. The reason being that users may not believe that a card that is used to identify them in one context, can also be used anonymously in another. But last Friday, in a meeting with Martijn Oostdijk among others, I heard an interesting reason why anonymous credentials perhaps should be stored on an identity card anyway.

(more…)

The Future of Authenticating Websites (FAWN) – 2

Posted in Opeds, Science by Jaap-Henk on October 24, 2011

Following the discussion at the Radboud University on the future of authenticating websites, I lead a similar discussion at TNO. This again lead to many remarks and suggestions, many of which were also raised in Nijmegen. But a few new observations were made as well.

(more…)

Spamming the Internet of Things

Posted in Opeds by Jaap-Henk on October 17, 2011

Spam used to refer to unsolicited email, but is slowly becoming a generic term for unsolicited data. There is Spam over Internet Telephony (called SPIT). And there is Spam in Augmented Reality (maybe we should call that SPAR?). How does it work, and what are the risks?

(more…)

On the moral basis for privacy protection.

Posted in Opeds, Science by Jaap-Henk on October 16, 2011

Just read an interesting paper on the Internet of Things and privacy by Jeroen van der Hoven and Pieter Vermaas. According to them, privacy regulation is justified, because it aims to reach the following moral goals.

(more…)

The Future of Authenticating Websites (FAWN) – 1

Posted in Opeds, Science by Jaap-Henk on October 6, 2011

The recent hack of DigiNotar and the resulting upheaval (it was even discussed in Dutch parliament yesterday), has made painfully clear that the current system of certifying websites is insecure and needs replacement. During a discussion on this topic with my colleagues of the Digital Security group of the Radboud University Nijmegen, the following issues and ideas came up. I’d like to share them with you, and welcome any comments you may have.

(more…)

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 162 other followers