Enhancing access control with SysGuard, a reference monitor supporting portable and composable kernel module

• Published in: 2002 Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing, 2002. Proceedings pp. 167 - 176
• Main Authors: Shinjo, Y., Eiraku, K., Suzuki, A., Itano, K., Pu, C.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2002
• Subjects: Access control; Computer bugs; Computer networks; Educational institutions; Guidelines; Kernel; Monitoring; Operating systems; Portable computers; Security

To install security modules or reference monitors into operating system kernels is a common and effective way for enhancing access control for networks. However, security modules in conventional kernel-level reference monitors are usually not portable to other kernels and require detailed knowledge...