A Composable Framework for Secure Multi-Modal Access to Internet Services from Post-PC Devices

The Post-PC revolution is bringing information access to a wide-range of devices beyond the desktop, such as public kiosks, and mobile devices like cellular telephones, PDAs, and voice based vehicle telematics. However, existing deployed Internet services are geared toward the secure rich interface of private desktop computers. We propose the use of an infrastructure-based secure proxy architecture to bridge the gap between the capabilities of Post-PC devices and the requirements of Internet services. By combining generic content and security transformation functions with service-specific rules, the architecture decouples device capabilities from service requirements and simplifies the addition of new devices and services. Security and protocol specifics are abstracted into re-usable components. Additionally, the architecture offers the novel ability to deal with untrusted public Internet access points by providing finegrain control over the content and functionality exposed to th...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: WMCSA
• Authors: Steven J. Ross, Jason L. Hill, Michael Y. Chen, Anthony D. Joseph, David E. Culler, Eric A. Brewer
• Keywords: Architecture Decouples Device, Communications, Deployed Internet Service, Secure Proxy Architecture, WMCSA 2000