Title :
Security issues and Ada runtime support
Author :
Harrison, Linda J.
Author_Institution :
Unisys Corp., Camarillo, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports on an investigation of the security issues related to Ada runtime support. First, the need to use Ada features requiring runtime support is motivated. The paper then describes how the Ada runtime library in the development environment is transformed to become the Ada runtime system in the operational environment. Key security requirements, such as protection of the runtime library in the development environment, and design of a security architecture in the operational environment are examined. The paper concludes that further research is required along with the actual development of trusted Ada runtime systems
Keywords :
Ada; military computing; security of data; Ada runtime support; operational environment; security issues; Access control; Contracts; Hardware; Invasive software; Performance analysis; Protection; Runtime environment; Runtime library; Security; Virtual machining;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1989., Fifth Annual
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2006-4
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1989.81049