A General Security Marking Policy for Classified Computer Input/Output Material

Abstract

A security marking policy has two objectives: (1) to fulfill the basic marking requirements of the security regulations for all types of computer I/O material on a consistent, generalized basis, and (2) to ensure that the security attributes of classified data are accurately maintained on every I/O transfer. The reasons behind the need for a general policy are considered, the guidance provided by existing regulations is reviewed, and the marking policies of three existing systems are outlined. The basic concept of multilevel I/O is defined. a set of groups of I/O techniques is established, and two distinct marking policies, one for unilevel I/O and one for multilevel, are presented. Finally, an overview of the considerations involved in the implementation of trustworthy computer labeling is provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016467

Entities

People

  • J. Mogilensky

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classified Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Information Security
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Physical Security
  • Processing Equipment
  • Punched Cards
  • Security Personnel
  • United States

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design