Title :
A Secure and Scalable Infrastructure for Inter-Organizational Data Exchange and eGovernment Applications
Author :
Willemson, Jan ; Ansper, Arne
Author_Institution :
Estonia Univ. of Tartu, Tartu
Abstract :
As more and more information becomes accessible via on-line databases, more public services can be provided and more complex queries involving several registers become feasible as well. However, not all of the digitally stored data is public and thus strict access control mechanisms must be enforced. At the same time, in order to take full advantage of on-line data sources, high availability must be achieved as well. This paper describes an infrastructure developed in Estonia to satisfy these somewhat contradictory requirements. This infrastructure (called X- Road) enables different organizations to access each other´s data and rely on it when taking legally binding decisions. We discuss technical details ofX-Road together with the issues arising when the infrastructure is to be implemented on national or international level.
Keywords :
authorisation; electronic data interchange; government data processing; X-Road; access control; eGovernment; inter-organizational data exchange; online data sources; online databases; Availability; Computer security; Data security; Databases; Government; Information security; Information systems; Law; Legal factors; Registers; eGovernment; secure data exchange;
Conference_Titel :
Availability, Reliability and Security, 2008. ARES 08. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3102-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARES.2008.90