Minicomputer Architectures for Effective Security Kernel Implementations

Abstract

A security kernel is an isolated, protected, and highly reliable mechanism for providing information access controls within a computer system. Certain hardware features are important for an effective security kernel implementation. In this report the important architectural features are identified, and an evaluation of commercially available minicomputer systems for their support of the important features is presented. The evaluation covers minicomputers offered by the following vendors: MODCOMP, Data General, General Automation, Varian, Prime, Digital Equipment Corporation, Honeywell, IBM, Interdata, and Hewlett-Packard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059449

Entities

People

  • John D. Tangney

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Transmission
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Science.
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design