Integrated security services for dynamic coalitions

Author

Khurana, Himanshu ; Gavrila, Serban ; Bobba, Rakeshbabu ; Koleva, Radostina ; Sonalker, Anuja ; Dinu, Emilian ; Gligor, Virgil ; Baras, John

Author_Institution

Inst. for Syst. Res., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

22-24 April 2003

Firstpage

38

Abstract

Coalitions are collaborative networks of autonomous domains where resource sharing is achieved by the distribution of access permissions to coalition members based on negotiated resource-sharing agreements. The focus of our research is on dynamic coalitions, namely, coalitions where member domains may leave or new domains may join during the life of the coalition. We have developed a set of tools that integrate security services for dynamic coalitions, namely, services for (1) private and shared resource management, (2) identity and attribute certificate management, (3) secure group communication, and (4) joint administration for enforcing joint-action policies on shared critical resources. In this paper we give an overview of the architecture and implementation of our tools.

Keywords

authorisation; groupware; military computing; telecommunication security; DARPA; access permissions; attribute certificate management; autonomous domains; collaborative networks; dynamic coalitions; identity management; integrated security services; joint administration; joint-action policies; negotiated resource-sharing agreements; private resource management; resource sharing; secure group communication; shared resource management; Computer security; Databases; Drugs; Educational institutions; Genetics; Hospitals; Identity management systems; Permission; Pharmaceuticals; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

DARPA Information Survivability Conference and Exposition, 2003. Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1897-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DISCEX.2003.1194908

Filename

1194908