Security model consistency in secure object-oriented systems

Examines three techniques for evaluating the logical consistency of an object-oriented Database security model. The first technique consists of judging the model with respect to a set of general consistency properties for database security models. The second technique compares the SODA model against two other database security models. The third technique consists of defining a set of entities and mechanisms fundamental to the object-oriented model and considering the effect on them by the security model. Each of these techniques are applied to the Secure Object-Oriented Database (SODA) security model and are evaluated with respect to their applicability difficulty and usefulness. Using the results of this analysis the authors characterize the consistency of the SODA security model