Investigative Support for Information Confidentiality Part II: Applications in Cryptanalysis and Digital Forensics

Abstract

This is Part II in a two-part series discussing the development of investigative support for information confidentiality. In Part I, we proposed a technique based on relation algebra to detect confidential information leakage via protocol-based covert channels. In this paper, we continue developing investigative support for information confidentiality. We examine the application of the technique for detecting confidential information leakage proposed in Part I in cryptanalysis and digital forensics to highlight its usefulness beyond the scope of covert channel analysis. By way of a short case study, we show the automation of the cryptanalysis application of the technique for detecting confidential information leakage using a prototype tool and a known-plaintext attack.