Security analysis and enhancements of computer operating systems
R.P. Abbott, Jay Chin, J.E. Donnelley, William L. Konigsford, S. Tokubo, D A Webb, Theodore A. Linden · 1976
The protection of computer resources, data of value, and individual privacy has motivated a concern for security of EDP installations, especially of the operating systems.In this report, three commercial operating systems are analyzed and security enhancements suggested.Because of the similarity of operating systems and their security problems, specific security flaws are formally classified according to a taxonomy developed here.This classification leads to a clearer understanding of security flaws and aids in analyzing new systems.The discussions of security flaws and the security enhancements offer a starting reference for planning a security investigation of an EDP installation's operating system.