Authenticating and upgrading system software plays a critical role in information security, yet
practical tools for assessing and installing software are lacking in today`s marketplace. The …

Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) have tens of thousands of Network Elements (NEs),
Operation Systems (OSs), and workstations (WSs) that utilize a vast array of software (SW) …

A large user base relies on software updates provided through package managers. This
provides a unique lever for improving the security of the software update process. We propose a …

… We identify the following several goals that allow us to design a secure software distribution
system. Transparency: A software distribution system should allow stakeholders to be aware …

… The secure software distribution framework includes nine operations: (1) update authentication,
(2) update validation, and (3) publish are used by the software house members to make …

… and technologies that can be used to build secure software distribution systems. … TMF’s
TA management operations, effectively fulfills the requirements of secure software distribution …

… In this subsection, our secure software distribution scheme for mobile application market
is introduced in detail, which is based on elliptic curve cryptosystem and the security …

… the JDF/Linux Foundation Uptane Standard that secures over-the-air updates for millions
of automobiles, and TUF, which is used by many companies for secure software distribution. …

(in English) Recently, the importance of software license compliance increases, while its
management cost is usually kept low. In universities it is often the case that software is installed …

… The top half is a schematic of secure software distribution from suppliers to airplane using
… The bottom half shows high-level protocols for secure software distribution with verification (…