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Tizen, Security and

The Internet of Things

Casey Schaufler

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Casey Schaufler

• Security Dinosaur

• Smack Linux Security Module

• Manager Tizen and Linux Kernel Security

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Tizen

• Linux based operating system

• Project of the Linux Foundation

• Lead by Samsung and Intel

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Security

• Does what it’s supposed to

• Doesn’t do anything else

• Know the difference

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Internet of Things

• Collection of computing devices

• Heterogeneous

• Autonomous

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Things

• Just want to perform their function

• Not primarily computers

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Things need to communicate

• Willing to talk to anyone

• Wide variety of “networks”

• Free from traditional administration

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Device Views of the Internet of Things•

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Security By Proximity

Only connect with things nearby

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Security by Obscurity

No one could possibly guess!

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Security By Pairing

Ask human permission

Requires a user interface

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Security by Wire

1970’s Smart House

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OPEN INTERCONNECT CONSORTIUM

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Back To Tizen

• Linux distribution for devices

• Collection of profiles

• Common security base

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Tizen Security Basics

Smack

CapabilitiesUser Based

Controls

Systemd Cynara dbus Buxton Connman

CrosswalkWeston

X11tz-launcherBluetoothOfono

HTML5

Application

Native

Application

Kernel

Services

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Write

Read

Additional

restrictions

may apply

Tizen Three Domain Security

Floor (“_”)

System

User

HTML5 Application Native Application

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Tizen Application Privileges

Linux Kernel Services

Cynara

Service

HTML5 Application Native Application

Service

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Security Perimeter

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Internet

4G

Body

Area

Network

BluetoothApplication

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Application Privilege Attributes

• Name of the privilege

• http://tizen.org/privilege/vibrator

• Smack label of requester

• RaunchyRhinos

• UID of requestor

• 5001

• Access permitted

• r, rw, …

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Native Application Woes

• Use kernel interfaces directly

• Avoid service based controls

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System Object Attributes

• Smack label

• UID

• GID

• Mode bits

• Smack access rules

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Running Applications

• Unique Smack label per application

• Unique UID per user account

• Application launcher

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