Adams, Andrew K.
(2016)
COMBINING SOCIAL AUTHENTICATION AND UNTRUSTED CLOUDS FOR PRIVATE LOCATION SHARING.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
With the advent of GPS-enabled smartphones, location-sharing services (LSSs) have emerged that share data collected through those mobile devices. However, research has shown that many users are uncomfortable with LSS operators managing their location histories, and that the ease with which contextual data can be shared with unintended audiences can lead to regrets that sometimes outweigh the benefits of these systems. In an effort to address these issues, we have developed SLS: a secure location sharing system that combines location-limited channels, multi-channel key establishment, and untrusted cloud storage to hide user locations from LSS operators while also limiting unintended audience sharing. In addition to describing the key agreement and location- sharing protocols used by the architecture, we discuss an iOS implementation of SLS that enables location sharing at tunable granularity through an intuitive policy interface on the user’s mobile device.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
27 January 2016 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
20 November 2015 |
Approval Date: |
27 January 2016 |
Submission Date: |
25 November 2015 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
44 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Computer Science |
Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Key Management; Location Tracking; Presence Systems; Privacy; Security. |
Date Deposited: |
27 Jan 2016 16:47 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:31 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26472 |
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