Multilevel security access control in an open systems environment
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1996
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Wright, Kenneth Charles
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Davis, James A.
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The objective of this project is to develop a methodology to provide for secure distributed access control for users in a multilevel security environment. This thesis provides an authentication system that will require individuals to authenticate themselves via an X.500 certification authority. This X.500 certification authority will then, using an X.509 certificate, process user information such as security level and context information to help regulate multilevel security control. By including multilevel and context information in a security system, we more accurately reflect today's actual working environments. This will lead to better control of information flow and will also enable us to build more elaborate security systems.
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