Timing channels, anonymity, mixes, and spikes

Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Advances in Computer Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 251-256

  Moskowitz, Ira S ^a   Newman, Richard E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Covert channel; Neuron; Spike

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SCIENCE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; COVERT CHANNELS; NEURONS; SPIKES;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 33847223856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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