Management System for Heterogeneous Networks security services
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Authors
Wright, Roger E.
Subjects
MSHN
Distributed computing
Security mechanisms
Common data security architecture
Virtual heterogeneous machine
Distributed computing
Security mechanisms
Common data security architecture
Virtual heterogeneous machine
Advisors
Irvine, Cynthia E.
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1998-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Military C41 facilities form an enormous network of distributed, heterogeneous computers. Operating these computers such that commanders can exploit their computing power effectively requires a resource management system. Management System for Heterogeneous Networks (MSHN) is a program under development specifically designed to address this need. Security for distributed computing systems is of particular importance to the Department of Defense. Previously developed resource management systems have largely neglected the issue of security. This thesis proposes a security architecture through which MSHN can achieve its goal of providing optimal usage of computing resources while simultaneously providing security commensurate with the software and data processed. A demonstration of the security framework was created using Intel Corporation's Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA). CDSA provided the cryptographic mechanisms required to build the security framework.
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283 p.
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