Author :
Rubin, Aviel D. ; Geer, Daniel E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Florham Park, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Developing security methods for the Web is a daunting task, in part because security concerns arose after the fact. Today, with an internationally connected user network and rapidly expanding Web functionality, reliability and security are critical. Vendors engaged in retrofitting security must contend with the Web environment´s peculiarities, which include location irrelevance, statelessness, code and user mobility, and stranger-to-stranger communication. The authors offer a survey of Web security issues, focusing on particular areas of concern, such as server security, mobile code, data transfer, and user privacy.
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; computer network management; data privacy; security of data; Web environment; Web functionality; Web security issues; data transfer; internationally connected user network; location irrelevance; mobile code; reliability; retrofitting; security concerns; security methods; server security; statelessness; stranger-to-stranger communication; user mobility; user privacy; Availability; Cryptography; Data privacy; Data security; Disaster management; File servers; Information security; Mobile communication; Telecommunication network reliability; Web server;
