Policy-Enhanced Linux

Abstract

Graduates from the various computer fields need to have a better education in the area of computer security problems and their solutions. In particular, there appears to be little exposure to the enforcement of non-discretionary or Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policies in automated systems. One cause of this deficiency is the expense, limited availability, and limited functionality of operating systems that support such policies. This paper provides a detailed description of an effort to modify the Linux operating system to support MAC policies and overcome these obstacles, with the hope that it can be used to improve computer security education.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA484465

Entities

People

  • Paul C. Clark

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Security Products
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Education
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Cyber