A Guide to Understanding Identification and Authentication in Trusted Systems

Abstract

This document provides a set of good practices related to the design and implementation of identification and authentication (I & A) for systems employed for processing classified and other sensitive information. It's written to help vendors and evaluators understand I & A requirements. It contains suggestions and recommendations derived from Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) objectives but which aren't required by the TCSEC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA393187

Entities

People

  • James P. Anderson
  • Rayford Vaughn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Application Software
  • Authentication
  • Classified Materials
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fingerprints
  • Identification
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Cybersecurity.