Title :
A comparison of secure UNIX operating systems
Author :
Wong, Raymond M.
Author_Institution :
Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, CA, USA
Abstract :
Industry has seen the introduction of a number of secure UNIX products. This paper is a summary of a study conducted by Oracle in determining the similarities and differences in the various secure UNIX implementations that are now or will shortly be available. The five systems that were surveyed for this study are: AT&T System V/MLS, Release 1.1, SunOS MLS, Version 1.0, SecureWare Security Module Package Plus, Version 1.0, Addamax B1st Trusted System Kit for System V 3.0, Release 1.0 and Trusted Xenix, Version 1.0. It compares the systems in the area of discretionary access control, mandatory access control and accountability and identification, respectively
Keywords :
Unix; access control; security of data; AT&T System V/MLS; Addamax B1st Trusted System Kit; Oracle; SecureWare Security Module Package Plus; SunOS MLS; System V; Trusted Xenix; discretionary access control; mandatory access control; secure UNIX operating systems; Access control; Computer industry; Computer security; Multilevel systems; Operating systems; Permission; Protection; Prototypes; Standardization; Standards organizations;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the Sixth Annual
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2105-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1990.143794
