Secure Virtual Enclaves

Abstract

The Secure Virtual Enclaves (SVE) collaboration infrastructure allows multiple organizations to share their distributed application resources, while respecting organizational autonomy over local resources. The infrastructure is transparent to applications, which may be accessed via a web server, or may be based on Java RMI, or Microsoft's DCOM. The SVE infrastructure is implemented in middleware, with no modifications to COTS operating systems or network protocols. The system enables dynamic updates to security policies to support changes in both coalition membership and participants' perception of risks. While the prototype demonstrates an approach to fine-grained access control for secure collaborative computing, we have identified significant issues that remain to be addressed, particularly in the area of policy development, before such collaboration will be convenient. The SVE infrastructure offers a platform and conceptual basis for further exploration of these issues and experimentation with new solutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402350

Entities

People

  • Deborah Shands

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Authentication
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Java Programming Language
  • Language
  • Medical Personnel
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.