Lies, Damned Lies and Databases

Abstract

A database is usually expected to give correct and complete answers to queries. However, some applications take confidentiality to an extreme and require the database to deceive some users by supplying incorrect answers. This paper examines these requirements and studies the effectiveness of three database security techniques in this area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241595

Entities

People

  • Simon Wiseman

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Classification
  • Clearances
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Deception
  • Foreign Languages
  • Hierarchies
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Language
  • Models
  • Notation
  • Radiation
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design