The Case for Using DBIDS to Control Physical Access Control Systems and the Justification to Certify DBIDS and IMESA for the Enterprise Networks and DoD Cloud

Abstract

A fundamental shift has occurred over the last 10 years in how access control is viewed and the identity is the focus not physical barriers to entry. With the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) requirement for a common Federal identification, the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 201) technical specification of the same, coupled with the ensuing verification and authenticating measures that must be met before granting access, the battle is nearly lost. The Federal Government and the DoD have lost the capability for a single watch stander at a door or gate to properly evaluate if the person asking for access meets all criteria without technological assistance. The Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) at DoD base main gates and into every building which access must be controlled are run via a patchwork of commercial off the shelf (COTS) software solutions. The DBIDS platform needs to be tested for, and given any missing functionality required, to manage and run the PACS currently run by COTS software at all DoD locations. In addition, both the DBIDS and IMESA platforms must be certified for use on the Enterprise networks and eventual migration to the DoD cloud in order to maintain the future security of the PACS and to keep pace with the inevitable changes in technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2016
Accession Number
AD1057891

Entities

People

  • Robert Hanvey

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Computer Access Control
  • Control Systems
  • Entry Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Processing
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Physical Access Control
  • Security
  • Standards
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Systems Analysis and Design