This chapter provides an overview of covert channel analysis, beginning with a definition of covert channels and a discussion of the nature of the issues concerning them that affect the various users of this handbook. Since covert channels involve (often complex) coding and signaling mechanisms, these will be discussed. The introduction concludes with a characterization of covert channels.
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