The Sword Model of Multilevel Secure Databases

Abstract

This paper describes SWORD, a new model for multilevel secure database management system. SWORD provides confidentiality and integrity to all users, in a consistent manner, without introducing problems of signalling channels and inference. The use of a Trusted Path is shown to allow true multilevel information to be inserted into the database. Great Britain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225320

Entities

People

  • A. W. Wood

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Clearances
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Guarantees
  • Information Security
  • Language
  • New York
  • Relational Databases
  • Security
  • Trojan Horse
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference