Denial of service flaws in SDI software-an initial assessment

Author

Nyberg, Karl A.

Author_Institution

Grebyn Corp., Vienna, VA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

12-16 Dec 1988

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

29

Abstract

The author provides a tutorial and survey into the denial-of-service aspect of computer security. Definitions from existing literature are presented, and several categorizations of potential denial-of-service flaws are provided with examples from actual cases. Methods for providing preventive resistance against denial-of-service threats as well as mechanisms for detection and recovery from denial-of-service flaws are presented. The application of these methods and mechanisms with respect to software developed for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), program is discussed

Keywords

military computing; security of data; software reliability; system recovery; SDI program; SDI software; Strategic Defense Initiative; computer security; denial-of-service aspect; denial-of-service flaws; denial-of-service threats; preventive resistance; Application software; Communication industry; Communication system security; Computer crime; Computer industry; Computer security; Context; Information security; Missiles; Personnel;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Computer Security Applications Conference, 1988., Fourth

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0895-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSAC.1988.113410

Filename

113410