Overview of a high assurance architecture for distributed multilevel security

Author

Irvine, Cynthia E. ; Levin, Timothy E. ; Nguyen, Thuy D. ; Shifflett, D. ; Khosalim, Jean ; Clark, Paul C. ; Wong, Albert ; Afinidad, Francis ; Bibighaus, David ; Sears, Joseph

Author_Institution

Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

10-11 June 2004

Firstpage

38

Lastpage

45

Abstract

A high assurance architecture is described for the protection of distributed multilevel secure computing environments from malicious code and other attacks. Component security services and mechanisms extend and interoperate with commodity PCs, commodity client software, applications, trusted components, and legacy single level networks, providing new capabilities for composing secure, distributed multilevel security. This architecture results from the realization that unless a secure system offers users comfortable and familiar interfaces for handling routine information, it will fail due to lack of user acceptability.

Keywords

computer crime; open systems; telecommunication security; commodity client software; distributed multilevel security; handling routine information; high assurance architecture; legacy single level network; user acceptability; Application software; Communication system security; Computer architecture; Data security; Distributed computing; Information security; Military computing; Multilevel systems; Personal communication networks; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Assurance Workshop, 2004. Proceedings from the Fifth Annual IEEE SMC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8572-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAW.2004.1437795

Filename

1437795