Basic Internet Security Model
draft-smart-sec-model-00
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| Author | Robert Smart | ||
| Last updated | 2000-01-04 (Latest revision 2000-01-03) | ||
| RFC stream | (None) | ||
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| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
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Abstract
The first step in creating a secure Internet is to build a model of the security requirements of the real world entities involved and how those real world entities act on the Internet through the agency of networked computers. This document presents a minimal model as a starting point for discussion. In this model: o The real world is composed of entities, each being: (a) an independent legal entity; or (b) a sub-entity of another entity (creating a multi-level hierarchy). o Running code is characterized by: (a) the entity that it acts on behalf of; and (b) the entity that controls the environment in which the code executes. o The environment can run on a bare unmanaged machine or it can be a virtual environment which is code controlled by another entity. o We can model communication between machines as a sequence of requests and assertions. The security question becomes: which requests to honour. What is known about the provenance of the requests and assertions is typically crucial. o Security can take place at different network layers and security information must be passed between the layers along with the data.
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