Benvenuti, Irene (A.A. 2024/2025) The dual role of Pedersen commitments in cybersecurity: between privacy preservation and criminal obfuscation. Tesi di Laurea in Cybercrime and fraud detection, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Gianluigi Me, pp. 52. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Cybersecurity–foundation and evolutions. Introduction to cybersecurity. Fundamental security principles: confidentiality, integrity, availability. Threat models and attackers in contemporary systems. The evolution of digital security: from perimeter-based to privacy-by-design. Cryptography’s role in modern cybersecurity. Legal and regulatory frameworks in cybersecurity and cybercrime. Cybercrime prosecution and digital evidence. Cryptographic commitment schemes and the Pedersen mechanism. Introduction to commitment schemes. Cryptographic properties: hiding and binding. Comparison of commitment schemes: hash-based, RSA-based, Pedersen. Mathematical structure of the Pedersen commitment. Homomorphic properties and implications. Security assumptions and known limitations. Applications of Pedersen mechanism in cybercrime. Pedersen commitments in privacy-enhancing cryptography. Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and anonymous authentication. Pedersen applications: blockchain and cybercrime. Anti-forensic and log manipulation: Pedersen commitments as tools for obstructions. Real-world case: the WannaCry 2.0 ransomware attack.

References

Bibliografia: pp. 46-52.

Thesis Type:	Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Management and Computer Science, English language (L-18)
Chair:	Cybercrime and fraud detection
Thesis Supervisor:	Me, Gianluigi
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	26 May 2026 09:05
Last Modified:	26 May 2026 09:05
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/45893

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