Security for Distributed Systems

Security for Distributed Systems
"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable".
The art of war, Sun Tzu

Security Focus

A Partial list of Attack Models

Attacks on Plaintexts or Ciphertexts

Ciphertext-only attack
Known-plaintext attack
Chosen-plaintext attack
Adaptive chosen-plaintext attack
Chosen-ciphertext attack
Adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack

Attacks on Protocols

Known-key attack
Replay attack
Impersonation attack
Dictionary attack
Forward search attack
Interleaving attack

Security and Related Links

What is Security?
Security Policy from Columbus State University
Categorized Security References
Computer Security from Open Directory
Working Group III Security, safety and quality,
CEN (European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee for Health Informatics)
OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information System and Networks
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, July 25, 2002
Information Security Resources at ISU: National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
Information Security: Reference Materials by ISC2
Readiness for the Networked World: A Guide for Developing Countries
All-Internet-Security.com: Better Resources for Better Decisions
CORDIS: ICT Programme: Trust & Security

New Websites for Security Statistic Reports (Source: Securitymetrics.org)

Financial Reporting & Controls

Standards Organizations

ASN1 Information Site
CEN - European Committe for Standardization
CEN/ISSS - Information Society Standardization System
ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
IMTC - International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium
ITU - Internation Telecommunication Union
ISO - International Standards Organization
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Open Group
OMG - Object Management Group
World Wide Web Consortium


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