Modelling and Verification of Secure Exams

In this book the author introduces a novel approach to securing exam systems. He provides an in-depth understanding, useful for studying the security of exams and similar systems, such as public tenders, personnel selections, project reviews, and conferen

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Rosario Giustolisi

Modelling and Verification of Secure Exams

Information Security and Cryptography

Series Editors David Basin Kenny Paterson Advisory Board Michael Backes Gilles Barthe Ronald Cramer Ivan Damgård Andrew D. Gordon Joshua D. Guttman Christopher Kruegel Ueli Maurer Tatsuaki Okamoto Adrian Perrig Bart Preneel

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Rosario Giustolisi

Modelling and Verification of Secure Exams

Rosario Giustolisi Department of Computer Science IT University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark

ISSN 1619-7100 ISSN 2197-845X (electronic) Information Security and Cryptography ISBN 978-3-319-67106-2 ISBN 978-3-319-67107-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67107-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018933583 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword We are endeavouring in the relocation of traditional human activities and facilities to the digital world: for example, electronic voting and its diverse security challenges still make researchers and developers alike tingle all over; electronic cash and its intricacies are there for the miners’ rapture and, for just a little longer, the layman’s bewilderment. If by exams we refer to all sorts of activities to verify and mark people’s skills towards a degree, a post or a promotion, then this book convinces us that exams are following the same fate as voting or cash, getting an increasing level of computer support. I was driven by love and respect for my job as an academic when, during 2004, I felt that the final exams of my Computer Security modules deserved