Security Kernel Evaluation for Multics and Secure Multics Design, Development and Certification.

Abstract

The goal of Project Guardian is to design, develop, and certify a secure Multics to provide a certified secure multilevel computer utility. The report covers activities from January to June 1976 with an introductory summary of prior work. Activities reported include simplification of the Multics operating system, development of the Multics security kernel, design of the Secure Communications Processor (SCOMP) hardware, development of the SCOMP security kernel, methodology for certifying software, and development of ruggedized SCOMP hardware. A list of all documentation produced under the contract during this period is included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038261

Entities

People

  • J. R. Gilson
  • N. Adleman
  • R. J. Sestak
  • R. J. Ziller

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Contracts
  • Cybersecurity
  • Formal Languages
  • Operating Systems
  • Power Supplies
  • Reliability
  • Simulators
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering.