Title :
Escort: securing Scout paths
Author :
Spatscheck, Oliver ; Peterson, Larry
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Scout is a communication oriented operating system that can be specialized for different information appliances. It uses paths as an explicit first class object to describe the flow of information through the system. Escort is the security architecture for Scout. It uses the explicit knowledge provided by a path abstraction to secure information flow in a flexible manner
Keywords :
network operating systems; security of data; Escort; Scout path security; communication oriented operating system; explicit first class object; explicit knowledge; information appliances; information flow; network operating system; path abstraction; security architecture; Computer architecture; Computer science; Engines; Home appliances; Information filtering; Information filters; Information security; Network servers; Operating systems; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Security and Privacy, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Oakland, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7828-3
DOI :
10.1109/SECPRI.1997.601337
