Title :
Usable Global Network Access Policy for Process Control Systems
Author :
Nicol, David M. ; Sanders, William H. ; Singh, Sankalp ; Seri, Mouna
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Abstract :
The Access Policy Tool (APT) verifies access policy implementation (expressed as rules) against specification of global policy—for example, policy that encodes best practice recommendations. PCS operators can use the APT to analyze their network configurations for compliance to best practice recommendations.
Keywords :
XML; authorisation; computer networks; operating systems (computers); process control; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication security; XMT schema; access policy tool; computer communication infrastructure security; firewall; network access policy specification; network topology; operating system; process control system; Access control; Automation; Best practices; Computer networks; Computer security; Humans; NIST; Personal communication networks; Process control; Protection; APT; Access Policy Tool; firewalls; process control security; security policy; verification;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2008.159
