Thesis
Architectural analysis of generated UML documentation representing physical components
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101668
Abstract
Security in Cyber Physical Systems is a difficult process because the physical layer is usually composed of off-the-shelf hardware, proprietary designs, and features sets that include no built in security mechanisms. This means that security solutions are often unique and therefore designed to address one particular application. This thesis proposes a new method for representing physical components in standard UML design documents, to better represent the entire system, including the hardware. This approach allows for the use of standard UML analysis algorithms to analyze the system. The output of the algorithms require a different interpretation than those modeled only with the computational aspects of the system, however by interpreting them with respect to the final system, the computational system can compensate for some vulnerabilities present in the hardware. This analysis allows for a greater increase in security than if the algorithms had been run on the UML diagrams containing only computational components.
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- Title
- Architectural analysis of generated UML documentation representing physical components
- Creators
- Michael Heilmann
- Contributors
- Orest Jacob Pilskalns (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525078801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis