M.S. Thesis Defense: Ciara Lynton

Monday, April 9, 2018
4:00 p.m.
AVW 3460
Maria Hoo
301 405 3681
mch@umd.edu

ANNOUNCEMENT:  M.S. Thesis Defense

 

Name: Ciara Lynton

 

Committee:

 

Professor Charalampos (Babis) Papamanthou, Chair

Professor Michelle Mazurek 

Professor Tudor Dumitras

 

Date & Time: Monday, April 9, 2018 at 4:00PM

 

Place: AVW 3460

 

Title:  Analyzing User Tradeoffs for Encrypted Email Services

 

Abstract: Securing online communication, especially in email settings, is challenging. End-to-end encryption achieves maximal security; however, introducing search capabilities is complicated, which may make it impractical for email. Researchers developed methods of locally decrypting and indexing emails to incorporate search, but this requires significant client side storage. Encryption that is searchable at the server side limits local storage, but requires other compromises as well. This thesis presents a study using conjoint analysis to better understand user tradeoffs related to email service features in order to propose a solution for providing usable, yet secure, email service options. The results suggest that while it is ideal to have maximum privacy, users rely heavily on the features present in standard insecure email services. In fact, most users would abandon maximum privacy to keep customary search and portability features. Moreover, with over half of users reporting local device storage as a concern, searchable encryption could be a feasible solution for securing email services.



Audience: Graduate  Faculty 

remind we with google calendar

 

March 2024

SU MO TU WE TH FR SA
25 26 27 28 29 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
Submit an Event