Hardware Requirements for Secure Computer Systems: A Framework

Abstract

This report develops a new set of criteria for evaluating computer architectures that are to support systems with security requirements. Central to these criteria is the concept of a domain, here interpreted as a set of information and authorizations for the manipulation of that information in a computer system. Architectural requirements are grouped in three categories: logical structure, the processing of logical structures, and physical structure. These criteria were developed in order to assess the utility of Navy standard computers as bases for secure embedded systems, but they are not specific to those computers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1984
Accession Number
ADA462751

Entities

People

  • Carl E. Landwehr
  • John M. Carroll

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Authentication
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Control Panels
  • Cryptography
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Operations
  • Language
  • Secure Communications
  • Security
  • Standards
  • System Software

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering.