A security model for the statistical database problem
Dorothy E. Denning · Statistical and Scientific Database Management · 1983
A security model for addressing the statistical inference problem in online query processing systems is described. The set of all statistics computed over groups of records having common characteristics arc structured as a lattice of logical tables. The lattice model provides a mathematical basis for studying the inference problem, and a framework for evaluating and comparing different controls. Although the lattice model has been used by census agencies to protect statistical tables published online, it has only recently been used to develop inference controls for general purpose query processing systems.