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= SecureUpdates Project Status Report = 

Period: 4Q09
== I. Major accomplishments ==

=== A. Milestones achieved ===
N/A

=== B. Deliverables made ===
SECUREUPDATES: S2.a overview (Due Nov 15th, 2009)
'''Sent on Nov 12th, 2009'''

SECUREUPDATES: S2.b client lib design (Due Dec 30, 2009)
'''Sent on Dec 30th, 2009'''

SECUREUPDATES: S2.c repo lib design (Due 12/30/09)
'''Sent on Dec 30th, 2009'''

== II. Description of work performed during last quarter ==

=== A. Activities and findings ===
We produced an overall design document describing the security approach and goals of the
project. We produced design documents for a software updater that protects against replay
and freeze attacks. We also wrote a design document for a repository that provides the
necessary signed metadata and is resilient to attack.
=== B. Project participants ===
Justin Cappos (PI)

Justin Samuel (Programmer)
=== C. Publications (individual and organizational) ===
None
=== D. Outreach activities ===
None
=== E. Collaborations ===
We had some preliminary discussions with the Raven and Tor folks to determine how our
efforts fit into their projects.
=== F. Other Contributions ===
We discussed our progress at GEC 6 and gave a talk in the Cluster B meeting.


Converted submitted file by Julia Taylor (jtaylor@bbn.com). Original file can be found [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/SecureUpdates/qsr-dec09.pdf here]