Title :
An agent-based approach to inference prevention in distributed database systems
Author :
Tracy, James ; Chang, LiWu ; Moskowitz, Ira S.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Assurance Comput. Syst., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We propose an inference prevention agent as a tool that enables each of the databases in a distributed system to keep track of probabilistic dependencies with other databases and then use that information to help preserve the confidentiality of sensitive data. This is accomplished with minimal sacrifice of the performance and survivability gains that are associated with distributed database systems.
Keywords :
distributed databases; inference mechanisms; security of data; software agents; agent communication; confidentiality; database inference; distributed database systems; inference prevention agent; rule generator; survivability gains; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Artificial intelligence; Database systems; Distributed computing; Distributed databases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical computing; Performance gain; Postal services; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 2002. (ICTAI 2002). Proceedings. 14th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1849-4
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.2002.1180833
