A Basis for Secure Communication in Large Distributed Systems

Abstract

We propose a secure communication architecture for distributed systems that puts security below the transport level, and uses host-to-host rather than process-to-process secure channels. We argue that this provides the same level of end-to-end security as putting security at higher levels, and that it can simplify and improve the performance of transport protocols. The architecture is designed for very large distributed systems, which in general have security requirements beyond those of LAN-based systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA604023

Entities

People

  • David P. Anderson
  • P. V. Rangan

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymetric Encryption
  • Coding
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Cryptography
  • Digital Communications
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Secure Communications
  • Security
  • Transport Protocols
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Strategic Security Studies