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Capability Systems

Capability Systems is a security framework in kernel programming that employs unforgeable tokens representing specific access rights, thereby enforcing fine-grained privilege control by embedding permissions directly within protected references rather than relying solely on ambient authority.

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Capability-based SecurityCapability-based Systems

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The protection of information in computer systems

Jerome H. Saltzer, Michael Schroeder · Proceedings of the IEEE · 1975 · 1.9K citations

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Protection of information in computer systems

Jerome H. Saltier, Michael P. Schroeder · IEEE CSIT Newsletter · 1975 · 1.4K citations

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The Architecture Analysis & Design Language (AADL): An Introduction

Peter H. Feiler, David P. Gluch, John Hudak · Figshare · 2006 · 501 citations · Full text

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A capability-based security approach to manage access control in the Internet of Things

Sergio Gusmeroli, Salvatore Piccione, Domenico Rotondi · Mathematical and Computer Modelling · 2013 · 357 citations · Full text

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Lightweight remote procedure call

Brian N. Bershad, Thomas E. Anderson, Edward D. Lazowska et al. · ACM Transactions on Computer Systems · 1990 · 289 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PG
    Peter G. Neumann

    SRI International, United States

    6 publications · 485 citations

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  2. RN
    Robert N. M. Watson

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 401 citations

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  3. BD
    Brooks Davis

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 389 citations

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  4. DC
    David Chisnall

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 389 citations

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  5. MR
    Michael Roe

    University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 389 citations

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Institutions

81

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    52 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. SRI International

    Menlo Park, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    291 citations

  4. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    568 citations

  5. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    155 citations

  6. Menlo School

    Atherton, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    350 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    332 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review

    6 publications · 363 citations

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  2. Journal of Human Development

    4 publications · 250 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages

    PACMPL · 3 publications · 89 citations

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

    TSE · 2 publications · 75 citations

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