Title :
Verification of the security of a secure network component
Author :
Schneider, Edward A.
Author_Institution :
ORA Corp., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
The author formally proves using a mechanical verifier that a security multiplexer for a network is secure and has no timing channels. While this multiplexer is only a small piece of a system, it handles multiple security levels and contains a process and two procedures that interact with other parts of the system. Security is expressed using an information flow model, extended to handle time. He shows how the multiplexer is specified in this model, describes the synchronous deterministic security model used, and discuss the security proof
Keywords :
formal verification; local area networks; multiplexing; security of data; ethernet; information flow model; mechanical verifier; secure network component; security multiplexer; security proof; synchronous deterministic security model; timing channels; Contracts; Delay effects; Ethernet networks; Information security; Multilevel systems; Multiplexing; Power system security; Registers; Signal processing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1991. Proceedings., Seventh Annual
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2280-6
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1991.213011