In this paper we provide a survey on the framework of abstract non-interference. In particular, we describe a general formalization of abstract non-interference by means of three policies (observation, protection and semantics) that can be instantiated in order to obtain well known or even new weakened non-interference properties. Then, we show that the notions of abstract non-interference introduced in language-based security are instances of this more general framework which allows to better understand the different components of a non-interference policy. Finally, we consider three challenging research fields concerning security where abstract non-interference seems a promising approach providing new perspectives and new solutions to open problems: Code injection, (metamorphic) malware detection and code obfuscation.

Abstract interpretation-based approaches to Security - A survey on Abstract non-Interference and its challenging application

MASTROENI, Isabella
2013-01-01

Abstract

In this paper we provide a survey on the framework of abstract non-interference. In particular, we describe a general formalization of abstract non-interference by means of three policies (observation, protection and semantics) that can be instantiated in order to obtain well known or even new weakened non-interference properties. Then, we show that the notions of abstract non-interference introduced in language-based security are instances of this more general framework which allows to better understand the different components of a non-interference policy. Finally, we consider three challenging research fields concerning security where abstract non-interference seems a promising approach providing new perspectives and new solutions to open problems: Code injection, (metamorphic) malware detection and code obfuscation.
2013
Abstract noninterference; Abstract interpretation; Security
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