Title :
Applying security to SMDS: a practical example
Author :
Fulchignoni, Paola ; Marrota, Giovanni ; Wiley, Anthony J.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett Packard Lab., Bristol, UK
Abstract :
The need for secure data exchange within the public Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) environment is addressed by applying the IEEE 802.10 Secure Data Exchange (SDE) protocol. A result of this study has been the implementation of an efficient protection mechanism for information transfer over the public SMDS network, providing security against unauthorized disclosure, data modification, masquerading attacks, and unauthorized access to resources. A security and key management system, consisting of applications and protocols, has also been provided. This has been used for configuring security system attributes such as cryptographic keys, session keys, and security flags, and for the supervision of the SDE protocol and the maintenance of local secure management information bases
Keywords :
data communication systems; protocols; security of data; telecommunication standards; IEEE 801.10 protocol; MAN; SDE protocol; Switched Multimegabit Data Service; WAN; cryptographic keys; data modification; information transfer; key management system; masquerading attacks; public SMDS network; public service; secure data exchange; secure management information bases; security flags; security system; session keys; unauthorized access; unauthorized disclosure; Access protocols; Communication system security; Computer security; Control systems; Data security; Distributed computing; Information security; Local area networks; Protection; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '93. Proceedings.Twelfth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking: Foundation for the Future, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3580-0
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1993.253407
