Cost Effective Security Progression from Unclassified to System High to Multi-Level Security.

Autor: Edington, J. E., Spittle, C. W., Skarphol, J. C., Tubbs, E. C.
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Zdroj: ITEA Journal of Test & Evaluation; Jun2016, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p181-190, 10p
Abstrakt: Modern warfare has increasingly evolved to include multiple variants and generations of platforms and participants, including coalition partners, which are hosting and exchanging information spanning a wide range of classification/caveat/compartment levels. Most systems in the test and training environment do not provide data protection, or at best a single level of protection. This has led to the need for Multi-Level Security (MLS), which brings a new set of technical and operational challenges. To address these new testing challenges, Rockwell Collins has developed a modular and scalable solution for high-assurance MLS test and training. The solution takes advantage of several Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) technologies along with a focus on modularity and composability across the solution. The solution's innovative approach enables customers to cost effectively transition from unclassified to single level/system high and ultimately to MLS to add levels of encryption to protect the test and training data against outside threats and partition the data in the system to selectively share data across multiple classification/caveat domains while simultaneously addressing all of the information assurance challenges, including cyber security, facing us today. This paper will present the solution and discuss how existing ranges can quickly deploy the solution in a phased manner enabling a smooth progression from unclassified to system high and eventually MLS through configuration changes which do not require new hardware or software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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