A survey of Web security

Author

Rubin, Aviel D. ; Geer, Daniel E., Jr.

Author_Institution

AT&T Labs.-Res., Florham Park, NJ, USA

Volume

31

Issue

9

fYear

1998

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

41

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.708448

Filename

708448