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英特尔SGX和区块链
iExec端到端解决方案
iExec很荣幸地宣布即将推出首个集成英特尔SGX的端到端解决方案，用于分布式计算的安全技术应用。在2018年10月30日布拉格Devcon4会议上，iExec和英特尔将宣布重大合作新闻。
张磊，iExec安全总监介绍了英特尔SGXEnclave技术，以及如何保证参与区块链网络的用户和应用的安全问题，特别是基于区块链的分布式云技术方面。
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IntelSGX:https://software.intel.com/en-us/sgx
Thechallenge:Howcanweguaranteesecurityondecentralizedanddistributednetworks?
Blockchain-basedapplicationsandcomputingarenotownedorcontrolledbyonespecificentitybutratherpoweredbyadistributednetworkofmultiplemachinesor‘nodes’.Thedistributednatureofdecentralizedcloudcomputingnetworkspresentachallengetoguaranteesecurityasanyrootprivilegeusermayeasilyinspectthesensitivedataandtamperwiththeapplicationrunningonthedecentralizedhost.Fortraditionalcentralizedcloudcomputingproviders,itiseasiertoemployexistingsecuritymechanismsprotecttheinvolvedapplication.
Fordecentralizedblockchain-basedclouds,asilicon-basedsecuritysolution,called‘IntelSGX’,istheonlyefficientsolutiontoprotectusersandapplicationsinvolvedinBlockchain-baseddecentralizedcomputing.
IntelSGX(IntelSoftwareGuardExtensions),isasetofCPUinstructioncodesthatenabletheexecutionofselectpiecescodeanddatainprotectedareascalledenclaves.Basically,whileyouhaveanapplicationrunningonahostmachine,SGXenclavesessentiallyactasabubble,isolatingandprotectingtheapplicationfromthehostmachine,inthisway,eventherootprivilegeadministratorofthehostmachineisnotabletopenetratethisbubbletoaccessandtamperwiththeapplication.
AnintroductiontoIntelSGXEnclaves-iExecSecurityR&D,LeiZhang
“WhatmakesIntelSGXcompellingisthatitprovidesahardwaretrustedexecutionenvironment(TEE),allowingbetterprotectionsfordatain-use,at-restandin-transit,built-inCPUinstructionsandplatformenhancementsprovidecryptographicassertionsforthecodethatispermittedtoaccessthedata.Ifthecodeisalteredortampered,thenaccessisdeniedandtheenvironmentdisabled.”
—RickEchevarria,VicepresidentofIntel’sSoftwareandServicesGroup.
1.TheiExecE2ESGXsolution
iExecispioneeringthebuildingofablockchain-enableddecentralizedanddistributedcloudnetwork.Theyhavenowprovidedthefirsteverfullandend-to-endsolutionintegratingSGXfortheblockchain-basedcloud.SomeofourinitialworkwithintelSGXcanbereadinthisblogpostandiscoveredinthisvideopresentation.iExecpresentedthefirstphaseofworkonSGXinMarch2018attheIBMThinkConferenceinLasVegasandco-presentedalongsideIntelinMay2018atConsensusinNewYork..Thisfirstphasefocusedontheprotectionofthesecretsbuiltindecentralizedapplications:althoughtheapplicationsrunsondecentralizednodes,theinvolvedsensitivedatacannotbeinspectedoralteredwithbymaliciousattackersonthenetwork.Howeverthefirststageofworkwasbasedonsomesophisticated(raw)frameworksandthefunctionalityofthesolutionwaslimitedtoonlyprotectnativesecretsoftheapplication,furthermorethesolutioncouldbecomplicatedforappdevelopersandusers,especiallyforthosewhoarenotinthefieldofITandcomputing.
iExechastocontinuedtomakesignificantcontributions,workingdiligentlywithourpartners,topushforwardapowerfulanduser-friendlyend-to-endSGXsolution.Thissolutionisintendedtobeusedasanindustryreferencetoenhancetheoverallsecurityofdecentralizedcloudcomputing.ThisnewSGXsolution,combinedwithBlockchain,allowsforunmatchedleveloftrustforDecentralizedApplications(Dapps)andexecution/dataprocessingondecentralizednodes.TheiExecapproachspecificallyallowsBlockchaintoworkwithSGXinorderto:
ProtecttheDAppandprovidefulldataprotectionthatcannotbeaccessedbytheexecutionhost,especiallyforuser’sinputandoutputdata.
GuaranteetheintegrationoftheDapp/Data,makingsurethecorrectandexpectedDApporDataisrunningonthedecentralizednode.
Provideblockchain-basedvalidationforoff-chaincomputing,verifyingthattheDappiscorrectlyexecutedinanenclaveandisneithertamperednorinterruptedbythedecentralizednode.Asmart-contractsignatureissignedinsidethissecureenclavebeforetheverificationisdonebytheblockchainnetwork.
MakesuretheexecutionandDAppresultisvalid,neithercopied,norfabricatedbymaliciousdecentralizednode.
Protecttheend-to-endprivacyofDAppresult,whichcanneverbeinspectedbyanyoneelsebuttheuser.
Afriendly-userinterface:significantsimplificationforuserstoencrypt/decrypttheinput/outputdataandtriggertheSGXapplicationexecution.
EasyusabilityisakeyelementofUserExperience;withthenewiExecE2ESGXsolution,useronlyneeds3simplestepstorunanE2ESGXapplicationandtoprovideafullprotectionofuser’sinputandoutputdata.
Let’sthinkaboutatypicalSGXapplication,sayforexampleaFinTechapplication.Theapplicationisfedbysomeuserinputdatawhichcontainssomeuser’spersonalandsensitivesecrets(e.g.bankaccountinformation,personalprivacy,etc…),theoutputresultsoftheapplicationalsocontainsomesensitivedataandareonlyintendedtouserwhotriggerstheapplication.Theinputdataandtheoutputresultsneedtobestrictlyprotectedduringthewholeprocedure.Thenon-encryptedsensitivedataneverleavesuserlocalscopeorhigh-securedtrustedexecutionenvironment:SXGenclave.Hereisagenericdescriptionofthe3simplestepsofiExec’sSGXsolution.
Step1:Useronlyneedstorunonesimplecommandwhichallowstoautomatically:
Encryptuser’sinputdata
Pushtheencrypteddatatoaremotefilesystem(i.e.theremotefilesystemcanbeanypublicfilesharingserviceandenduserisfreetochoosehis/herpreferredone,pleasenotethatthisserviceisnotprovidedbyiExec)
Updaterelatedsessiondata(i.e.eachuser’striggeringoftheapplicationisasession)toaSGXbasedsecretmanagementservice.Secretmanagementservicecanbedeployedinaflexibleway:itcanbeatuser’sside,orscheduler’sside(i.e.SGXworkpool).
Step2:UsertriggersthetargetapplicationviasimpleclicksfromtheiExecDappstoreandmarketplaceviaauser-friendlyUIinterface.
OncethetargetapplicationistriggeredatremoteSGXdecentralizednode,theapplicationwillfirstlyautomaticallypulltheencrypteduserinputdatafromremotefilesystem(i.e.pushedinstep1);retrievethesecretkeyviasecuredSGXprovisionchannel,whichisthenusedtodecrypttheuserinputdata,thedecryptionisdoneonlyinsidethehigh-securedtrustedenvironment—SGXenclave;thedecrypteddatacanthenbeusedtofeedtheapplicationexecution,assoonastheapplicationresultisavailable,asignatureisprecededbasedontheprivatekeyprotectedinsidetheSGXenclave,whichcannotbeinspectedbytheoutsideworld.TheapplicationresultisfinallyencryptedandthentheiExec’sverificationprocedure(i.e.ProofofContribution)istriggered.EverythingissecurelyhappenedinsidetheIntelSGXenclaveensuredbyIntelhardwareCPUandnosecretisabletorevealedtotheoutsideworld.
Thesignatureisfinallytransferredtoon-chainnetworkandverifiedbyon-chainsmartcontractviatheregisteredcorrespondingpublickey.Ifthesignatureverificationpassesandapplicationresult’strustlevelachievesagiventhreshold.Theuserwillbeinformedtodownloadtheencryptedresult.
Thewholeprocedureisdoneautomaticallyinahighsecureway,andthisprocedureistriggeredbyonlysomesimpleclicksfromuserviathefriendlyUIinterface.
Fig.1iExec’sE2ESGXworkflow
Step3:Usercandownloadtheencryptedresultpackage,andusercanjustrunonesimplecommandtodecrypttheresult.Pleasenotethatonlytheuserwhotriggersthetask(i.e.SGXapplication)isabletodownloadtheencryptedresult,andonlytheuserownsthekeytodecrypttheapplicationresult.
Pleasenotethattheprocedureisplatformindependent,andthereforeiscompatiblewithdifferentoperatingsystems:Windows,Linux,MacOS.
Inthenearfuture,wewillfurthersimplifyuser’sprocedure—allthethreestepswillbeintegratedintoonesimplestep,andcanbedonebyseveralsimpleclicksfromuserviauserfriendlyuserinterface—https://market.iex.ec/.
2.TheiExecSolutionisSGXVendorAgnostic
TheiExecplatformisopentodifferentSGXsolutionvendors.Specifically,iExechasbeencollaboratingwithSCONEandFortanixtointegratetheirSGXframeworksintoiExec’sE2ESGXsolution.WearealsointhephaseofevaluatingIntel’sPDOframework.Inthefuture,wewillalsoconsidertheSGXframeworkofGraphene/Graphene-ng.AllthemainstreamSGXsolutionswillbe100%compatiblewithiExec’splatform,andwewillleaveiExecDappdevelopersanduserstofreelychoosetheirpreferredSGXframeworks.OurobjectistopromotetheemergenceofanecosystemwhichprovidestrustedexecutionforBlockchainbasedcomputing,andthesetrustedservicecanbemonetizedviaiExec’smarketplace.
3.iExecContributionstowardsIndustryStandardization
iExecarepioneersinthefieldofblockchain-basedTrustComputing,andisveryactiveinleadingandpushingforwardtheindustrialstandardizationforinthiscontextforBlockchaintechnology.
Especially:
iExecisveryactiveinEEA(EnterpriseEthereumAlliance):iExecischairingtheTrustedComputeWorkGroup,andkeepscontributingandpushingforwardtheEEAspecifications,especiallytheOff-chainTrustedComputeSpecificationwhichistobepubliclyreleasedsoon.
iExecisactiveinIEEEaswell.iExecismemberofIEEEP2418,andisinvolvedinIEEEstandardprojectonDLT-basedFederatedIdentity,CredentialandTrustManagement.iExecleadsthestandardizationworkinseveralBlockchainbaseddomains,especiallythesecurityandTEE(TrustedExecutionEnvironment)
iExeciscollaboratingwithhardwaretrustedexecutionvendorstomoveforwardthishardwarebasedsecuritysolution(SGX)tobefullystandard-compliant,staytunedforthecomingupdatesduringDevcon4.
iExecisalsocollaboratingwithourpartnerstomoveforwardthestandardizationforBlockchainbasedFogComputinginthecontextofOpenFogconsortium.SomeresultofthefirststagecollaborationwithourpartnersonFogComputingwillbereleasedsoon,pleasestaytunedinthefollowingdays.
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