Management System for Heterogeneous Networks Security Services.

Abstract

Military C41 facilities form an enormous network of distributed, heterogeneous computers. Operating these computers such that commanders can exploit their computing power effectively requires a resource management system. Management System for Heterogeneous Networks (MSHN) is a program under development specifically designed to address this need. Security for distributed computing systems is of particular importance to the Department of Defense. Previously developed resource management systems have largely neglected the issue of security. This thesis proposes a security architecture through which MSHN can achieve its goal of providing optimal usage of computing resources while simultaneously providing security commensurate with the software and data processed. A demonstration of the security framework was created using Intel Corporation's Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA). CDSA provided the cryptographic mechanisms required to build the security framework.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jun 01, 1998
• Accession Number: ADA349548

Entities

People

• Roger E. Wright

Organizations

• Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

• C4I
• Cyber
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Application Software
• Authentication
• Computer Network Security
• Computer Networks
• Computer Programming
• Computer Programs
• Computers
• Cryptography
• Cybersecurity
• Distributed Computing
• Electronic Commerce
• Heterogeneous Networks
• Information Security
• Information Systems
• Operating Systems
• Resource Management
• Security Protocols

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Computer Networking
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

• Cyber