Detection of Illegal Information Flow

Several types of statistical covert channels that break the informational system security policy ensuring a reliable information transfer between hostile agents can be detected by a competent warden. We introduce the basic detection technique and analyze the conditions under which the warden with limited resources can perform his task successfully.

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