A secure and auditable logging infrastructure based on a permissioned blockchain

• Published in: Computers & security Vol. 87; p. 101602
• Main Authors: Putz, Benedikt, Menges, Florian, Pernul, Günther
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2019; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Blockchain; Cryptography; Cybersecurity; Data integrity; Digital forensics; Hardware; Infrastructure; Log auditing; Log management; Performance evaluation; Permissioned blockchain; Secure logging; Source code; Trusted third parties; Log management; Secure logging; Permissioned blockchain; Digital forensics; Log auditing

Information systems in organizations are regularly subject to cyber attacks targeting confidential data or threatening the availability of the infrastructure. In case of a successful attack it is crucial to maintain integrity of the evidence for later use in court. Existing solutions to preserve int...