Prof. Dr. Adrian Perrig

Adrian Perrig

Prof. Dr. Adrian Perrig

CAB F 85.1
Universitätstrasse 6
8092 Zürich

Phone: +41 44 632 99 69
E-Mail: adrian.perrig@inf.ethz.ch



Our main project is on the SCION secure Internet architecture.
We have founded Anapaya Systems, a startup to commercialize SCION technology.

Publications

by Adrian Perrig, Sean Smith, Dawn Song, and J.D. Tygar
Abstract:
Increasing numbers of economic transactions are conducted through on-line auctions. Nevertheless, most current auction implementations fail to address important security concerns. In particular, most auction systems force buyers and sellers to trust the auctioneer; alternative secure systems are inflexible and have a high computational and/or communication overhead. To overcome these limitations, we propose a secure auction marketplace (SAM) architecture, based on the recently available tool of high-performance, programmable secure coprocessors. Unlike previous schemes, this approach provides a general framework that can incorporate arbitrary auction schemes by using different evaluation programs, as well as provide complex security properties by using the secure coprocessor and our auction protocols. Our approach features strong security guarantees for the buyers and sellers without trusting the auctioneer, precise definition of the information disclosed during and after the auction, and high flexibility to adapt to new types of auctions. \textbfKeywords: Secure auction architecture, secure coprocessor.
Reference:
SAM: A Flexible and Secure Auction Architecture Using Trusted Hardware. Adrian Perrig, Sean Smith, Dawn Song, and J.D. Tygar. In First International Workshop on Internet Computing and E-Commerce (ICEC'01) 2001.
Bibtex Entry:
@InProceedings{PSST2001,
    author =       {Adrian Perrig and Sean Smith and Dawn Song and J.D. Tygar},
    title =        {{SAM}: A Flexible and Secure Auction Architecture Using Trusted Hardware},
    url = {/publications/papers/sam-ejeta.pdf},
    booktitle =    {First International Workshop on Internet Computing and E-Commerce (ICEC'01)},
    year =         2001,
    month =        apr,
    day =          27,
    abstract =     {Increasing numbers of economic transactions are conducted through on-line
    auctions.  Nevertheless, most current auction implementations fail
    to address important security concerns. In particular, most auction systems
    force buyers and sellers to trust the auctioneer; alternative secure systems
    are inflexible and have a high computational and/or communication overhead.

    To overcome these limitations, we propose a secure auction marketplace (SAM)
    architecture, based on the recently available tool of high-performance,
    programmable secure coprocessors.

    Unlike previous schemes, this approach provides a general framework that can
    incorporate arbitrary auction schemes by using different evaluation programs,
    as well as provide complex security properties by using the secure coprocessor
    and our auction protocols.

    Our approach features strong security guarantees for the buyers and sellers
    without trusting the auctioneer, precise definition of the information
    disclosed during and after the auction, and high flexibility to adapt to new
    types of auctions.  \textbf{Keywords:} Secure auction architecture, secure
    coprocessor.}
}