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본 논문에서는 TPM(Trusted Platform Module) 기반의 개인정보보호 자동화 시스템, TPS(TPM-enhanced Privacy Protection System)를 제안한다. TPS는 클라이언트 내 저장된 문서 중 개인정보를 포함하는 문서를 주기적으로 탐지하고 개인정보가 탐지된 문서를 암호화하여 서버에서 이를 관리하도록 하는데, TPM 기반의 키 관리기법 및 클라이언트 시스템의 무결성 검증을 통해 비정상 상태의 클라이언트에 대한 개인정보 포함 문서의 열람을제한하여 보안성을 높였다. 또한 개인정보가 포함된 문서가 암호화 되어 원격 서버에 저장이 되나, 사용자에게는 일반 문서 접근과 동일한 사용자 인터페이스를 제공하기 위한 VTF(Virtual Trusted File) 인터페이스를 제안하고이를 구현하였다. 이를 통해 TPS는 개인정보 탐지, 암호화, 원격 서버로의 저장까지의 일련의 과정을 자동 수행하도록 하여 사용자 관점에서의 개입 없이 개인정보보호법을 준수를 자동화 하는 시스템을 구현하였다.

In this paper, we propose the TPS (TPM-enhanced Privacy Protection System) which is an automated privacy protection system enhanced with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module). The TPS detects documents including personal information by periodic scanning the disk of clients at regular intervals and encrypts them. Hence, system manages the encrypted documents in the server. In particular, the security of TPS was greatly enhanced by limiting the access of documents including the personal information with regard to the client in an abnormal state through the TPM-based platform verification mechanism of the client system. In addition, we proposed and implemented a VTF (Virtual Trusted File) interface to provide users with the almost identical user interface as general document access even though documents containing personal information are encrypted and stored on the remote server. Consequently, the TPS automates the compliance of the personal information protection acts without additional users’ interventions.

Under the revised personal information security law in Korea, users may face inconvenience with managing privacy files. This paper proposes a privacy protection system, called TEAM, enhanced with a ‘Virtual Synchronized File’ concept, which keep convenience by providing users with a transparent user experience, while complying with the personal information security law. The proposed system periodically detects and compresses files containing personal information and encrypts them. The encrypted files are transmitted to a remote storage server. Then the client PC replaces the original privacy file with a Virtual Synchronized File termed VSF. From the users’ perspective, the VSF alleviates the inconveniences and maximizes efficiency of personal information management as it (1) allows the users to access to the privacy files in a transparent manner in comparison to an access scheme for a normal document file; (2) internally performs encryption/decryption for the file; and (3) separately stores the files with minimized users’ interventions. Consequently, TEAM makes it possible to comply with the law while providing users with transparent user experience.