Title: Obfuscation for high-performance computing systems

Abstract

An example technique includes initializing, by an obfuscation computing system, communications with nodes in a distributed computing platform. The nodes include compute nodes that provide resources in the distributed computing platform and a controller node that performs resource management of the resources. The obfuscation computing system serves as an intermediary between the controller node and the compute nodes. The technique further includes outputting an interactive user interface (UI) providing a selection between a first privilege level and a second privilege level, and performing one of: based on the selection being for the first privilege level, a first obfuscation mechanism for the distributed computing platform to obfuscate digital traffic between a user computing system and the nodes, or based on the selection being for the second privilege level, a second obfuscation mechanism for the distributed computing platform to obfuscate digital traffic between the user computing system and the nodes.

Inventors:

Aloisio, Scott; Joyce, Robert A.; Nicotera, Paul; Stillerman, Matthew A.

Issue Date:

Tue Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Research Org.:

Architecture Technology Corp., Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1840459

Patent Number(s):

11122079

Application Number:

16/377,971

Assignee:

Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

G06F21/14 - against software analysis or reverse engineering, e.g. by obfuscation
G06F21/6218 - {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database}
G06F21/6245 - {Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes}

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

H04L2463/146 - Tracing the source of attacks
H04L63/0407 - {wherein the identity of one or more communicating identities is hidden
H04L63/101 - {Access control lists [ACL]}
H04L63/105 - {Multiple levels of security}
H04L63/1425 - {Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection}
H04L63/1475 - {Passive attacks, e.g. eavesdropping or listening without modification of the traffic monitored}
H04L63/1491 - {using deception as countermeasure, e.g. honeypots, honeynets, decoys or entrapment}
H04L63/20 - {for managing network security

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DOE Contract Number:  

SC0017195

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 04/08/2019

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English