Author :
Kang, Myong H. ; Moskowitz, Ira S. ; Lee, Daniel C.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A designer of reliable multi level secure (MLS) networks must consider covert channels and denial of service attacks in addition to traditional network performance measures such as throughput, fairness, and reliability. We show how to extend the NRL data Pump to a certain MLS network architecture in order to balance the requirements of congestion control, fairness, good performance, and reliability against those of minimal threats from covert channels and denial of service attacks. We back up our claims with simulation results
Keywords :
multi-access systems; security of data; MLS network architecture; NRL data Pump; congestion control; covert channels; network performance measures; network pump; reliable multi level secure networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Communication system security; Computer crime; Control systems; Information security; Information theory; Multilevel systems; Switches; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
