Structured specification of a Security Kernel

Kenneth G. Walter, J. M. Gilligan, Samuel I. Schaen, William F. Ogden, William C. Rounds, D. G. Shumway, D. D. Schaeffer, K. J. Biba, Franklyn T. Bradshaw, Stanley R. Ames

1975 · 15 citations · 3 references

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Certifying an entire operating system to be reliable is too large a task to be practicable. Instead, we are designing a Security Kernel which will provide information security. The kernel's job is to monitor information flow in order to prevent compromise of security.

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