The Huawei and Snowden Questions

Abstract

Preliminary This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book answers two central questions: firstly, is it at all possible to verify electronic equipment procured from untrusted vendorseeSecondly, can I build trust into my products in such a way that I support verification by untrusting customersee In separate chapters the book takes readersethrough the state of the art in fields of computer science that can shed light on these questions.eIn a concluding chapter it discusses realistic ways forward.ee In discussions on cyber security, there is a tacit assumption that the manufacturer of equipment will collaborate with the user of the equipment to stop third-party wrongdoers.eThe Snowden files and recent deliberations on the use of Chinese equipment in the critical infrastructures of western countries have changed this.eThe discourse in both cases revolves around what malevolent manufacturers can do to harm their own customers, and the importance of the matter is on par with questions of national security. This book is of great interest toeICT and security professionals who need a clear understanding of the two questions posed in the subtitle, and to decision-makers in industry, national bodies and nation states. e. ;