TOP Literature Database Securing Federated Learning with Control-Flow Attestation: A Novel Framework for Enhanced Integrity and Resilience against Adversarial Attacks
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Securing Federated Learning with Control-Flow Attestation: A Novel Framework for Enhanced Integrity and Resilience against Adversarial Attacks
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Abstract
The advent of Federated Learning (FL) as a distributed machine learning
paradigm has introduced new cybersecurity challenges, notably adversarial
attacks that threaten model integrity and participant privacy. This study
proposes an innovative security framework inspired by Control-Flow Attestation
(CFA) mechanisms, traditionally used in cybersecurity, to ensure software
execution integrity. By integrating digital signatures and cryptographic
hashing within the FL framework, we authenticate and verify the integrity of
model updates across the network, effectively mitigating risks associated with
model poisoning and adversarial interference. Our approach, novel in its
application of CFA principles to FL, ensures contributions from participating
nodes are authentic and untampered, thereby enhancing system resilience without
compromising computational efficiency or model performance. Empirical
evaluations on benchmark datasets, MNIST and CIFAR-10, demonstrate our
framework's effectiveness, achieving a 100\% success rate in integrity
verification and authentication and notable resilience against adversarial
attacks. These results validate the proposed security enhancements and open
avenues for more secure, reliable, and privacy-conscious distributed machine
learning solutions. Our work bridges a critical gap between cybersecurity and
distributed machine learning, offering a foundation for future advancements in
secure FL.