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Chapter 4 - System Architecture Flashcards

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IEEE/ISO 42010:2007

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Systems and software engineering architecture description

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Computer security

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Defined as AIC

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What is an architects job?

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To successfully create views for each stakeholder into a single global plan

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Register

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A temporary storage location for the next CPU task

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Arithmetic logic unit ALU

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Actual execution of instructions occurs here, this is the brain of the processor

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Control unit

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The traffic cop of the CPU .. It serializes the requests from the registers to the ALU

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General vs special registers

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General registers hold variables and temporary data

Special registers hold more static data like program counters and pointers

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What is the name for the bit that defines user mode vs privileged?

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Program status word - PSW

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What is another name for user mode and privileged mode respectively?

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Problem state and kernel/supervisor mode

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What is the difference between address bus and data bus?

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Address bus tells the location what it’s looking for data bus is what allows the data to move between location and CPU

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LIFO

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Last in first out

The order things are processed on the memory stack (think mtg)

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Return pointer

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Usually the first message in telling where to send the data

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Stack pointer

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This is the current stack location while processing a stack

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Program counter

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Holds the memory address for the CPU actions needed

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Cooperative multitasking vs preemptive multitasking

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Cooperative means the resource programmatically releases the resources and preemptive means that the is controls all processing

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Ready, blocked and running state?

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Ready - waiting process
Running - executing process
Block - suspended

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Process table

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Think task manager

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Maskable vs non-maskable interrupt

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Maskable means that the CPU can ignore it and no maskable means the CPU must immediately execute it

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Watchdog timer

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System will reboot if critical systems fail

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Threads

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Individual instruction set

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Software deadlock

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When a resource is being used by another process and cannot continue, but the other process will not release until the first finishes

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Process isolation

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Ensuring that processes cannot use memory space of another process, this is required for preemptive multitasking

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Process Encapsulation

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When process A can only speak to an interface from process B

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Data hiding

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When one process does not know how another works, it simple sends to the interface between

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Time multiplexing

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Time slices for resources

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Process naming distinction

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PID is used to assist process isolation

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Virtual memory addressing

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Rather than address to memory applications address to the memory space allocated by the OS

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Abstraction

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The details of something are hidden

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Memory manager functions?

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Relocation - swap file, pointers
Protection - limit process access and access control
Sharing - complex controls govern memory space sharing
Local org - allow sharing of procedures like DLL
Physical org - virtual memory management

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What is a base and limit register?

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Base register is the beginning address of a memory segment and limit register is the last address

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DRAM

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Capacitive memory that requires a refresh to ensure the capacitors do not lose charge

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SRAM

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Static memory uses exclusively transistors and does not require refresh

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Thrashing

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Moving data around to free resources for more data

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What is the difference between EEPROM and flash

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EEPROM need firmware updates that write bit by bit over the previous

Flash can be rewritten at the block or device level and acts like a hard drive

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Absolute addresses vs logical

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Physical vs virtual memory

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Buffer overflow

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When the buffer is too large and malicious code can be inserted

If accepted input is larger than input there is a possibility of inserting data

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ASLR - Address space layout randomization

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When an OS randomized and shifts address spaces around in memory

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DEP - data execution prevention

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Locked down memory spaces for certain executables

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Memory leaks

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Not using proper code that will release memory

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Programmed IO

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The application requests that the IO take place, this is CPU wasteful

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Interrupt IO

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Byte is sent, CPU moves on, interrupt occurs, byte is sent

This is better but still uses the CPU

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IO over DMA

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Also called unmapped IO

Does not use the processor, it’s just sent from memory to the DMA controller to the device

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Premapped IO

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OS assigns memory address and trusts device not to be malicious

Scary

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Fully mapped IO

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OS brokers the IO requests of untrusted device

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What is ring architecture?

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CPU levels. Ring 0 is unprotected ring 3 would be more protected. The CPU manufacturer decides the number of rings, OS decides how to use them.

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What does the word domain mean?

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A collection of resources

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Monolithic architecture

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MSDOS - user mode / priveledged mode

Too much code could run in a higher mode

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What is THE?

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A layered kernel approach where each later called the next user>IO>interpreter>mem>processor

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What is data hiding?

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When you cannot bypass layers to call sub layers

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Micro kernel model

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It is a smaller kernel subset to promote security, this became slow because of process level changes

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Hybrid micro kernel architecture

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Partially uses the micro kernel for memory specific tasks, mostly uses the driver kernel to handle devices

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Security policy

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Is a strategic tool to indicate how sensitive information is managed

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TCB

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Trusted Computer Base - A collection of all the hardware, software, and firmware security components of a system

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Trusted path

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The path between the user and the TCB

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Trusted shell

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A shell someone cannot get into or out of

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Security perimeter

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Divides the trusted from the untrusted

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Reference monitor

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Used as a reference to user access of an object, this is effectively the law of the TCB

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Security kernel

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All access decisions must go through the security kernel, it is the core of the TCB

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Multilevel security policy

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Each level has it’s own security policy of where it can talk to

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State change model

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System model over the premise all states of an object are regulated

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State transitions

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When the state of an object changes

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Simple security rule

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Subject cannot read at a higher priveledge.

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  • property
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Cannot write to a level lower

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Strong star property

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Read and write can only function at the level currently on

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Basic security theorem

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If a system starts secure, and all state levels are secure, the system is secure regardless of input

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Tranquility principle

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Subjects and objects cannot change states undefined in the security principle

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Bell-Lapadula

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A security model used in MAC access control systems that specifies rules on read and write

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Biba model

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Similar to Bell-Lapadula but concerned solely on data integrity

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*-integrity axiom

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No write up, so dirty data does not mix with clean data

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Simple integrity axiom

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No read down

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Invocation property

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A dirty subject cannot use a clean tool to contaminate a clean object

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Clark-Wilson

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An integrity model that compartmentalizations data based on programmatic processing

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Transformation procedures TP

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Programmatic operations like read and write

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Constrained data items CDI

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This data is allowed to be manipulated by TPs

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Unconstrained data items UDI

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Users can directly manipulate these items

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Integrity verification procedures IVP

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Checks consistency of CDI against reality

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Access triple

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Subject, object, program

User, CDI, TP

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Well formed transaction

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Using a TP to process a CDI and having it go through an IVP

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Covert channel

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A way for an entity to receive information in an unauthorized secretive way

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Non-inference

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Someone of a lower clearance cannot see state changes of a higher clearance

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Inference attack

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When someone had access to something that goes through a state change that implies what the change means

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Lattice model

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Access is defined as:

Least upper bound
Greatest lower bound

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Brewer-Nash model (Chinese wall model)

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This model is used to prevent conflict of interest

If you access bank A files you cannot access bank B files

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Graham-Denning model

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8 critical security questions to ask especially when programming

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Harrison-Ruzzo-Ullman model

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Ensures access controls are being met at all levels

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Dedicated security mode

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An OS model that means all users have a need to know all information and have signed NDA pertaining the information

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System high security mode

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When a user has the security clearance to see it, but the need to know for only partial portions of the data

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Compartmented security mode

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Just like high security mode, but the highest clearance data enforces who can access the system

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Compartment mode workstations

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Have built in functionality to all multiple clearance levels on the same system

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Guards

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A system used between trust (assurance) levels

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Assurance rating

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An EOL # used to quantify a systems trust

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Common criteria

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A systematic review used to rate a system A-D

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Division D

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This division is the lowest security rating

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Division C1

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Discretionary security protection - access is controlled by user or group low security environment

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Division C2

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Controlled access protection - each individual is authenticated and security events are audited. All mediums containing data cannot store data, ie memory or temp storage

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Division B1

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Label security - each object must contain an accurate security label

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Division B2

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Structured protection - fully documented and defined security policy with stringent authentication and covert channel analysis has been passed

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Division B3

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Security domains - reduction of complexity from B2 .. Reduced code and simplified procedures

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Division A

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Strictly verified and scrutinized B3

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Rainbow books

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Like the orange book/common criteria, but targeted to the business sector

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Red book

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Trusted network interpretation -

Communication integrity
Denial of service prevention
Compromise protection

(Read more on red book/rainbow books)

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Assurance

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Derived from comparing how things actually work to the theory of how they should work

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What is he history of the TCSEC

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TCSEC became Common Criteria

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ITSEC

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European version of the common criteria

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What is different between TCSEC and ITSEC?

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ITSEC has a separate rating for assurance vs functionality

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EAL

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Evaluation assurance level

EAL 1 - functionally tested
2 - structurally tested
3 - methodically tested and checked
4 - methodically designed tested and reviewed
5 - semi formally designed and tested
6 - semi formally verified design and tested
7 - verified design

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Verified design?

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Mathematically proven model

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How rare protection profiles used in common criteria?

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A committed assurance level to develop on and towards

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What 5 parts make up and protection profile?

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Descriptive elements
Rationale
Functional requirements
Development assurance requirements
Evaluation assurance requirements
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What steps are taken during the CC (common criteria)?

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Protection profile is made - assurance target
Target of evaluation - security target
Security target - how our product does the above
Security functional req. - individual security function proof
Security assurance req. - measures taken during development to assure these requirements are met and confirmable
Packages - what must be met to continue with an EAL rating

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ISO 15408

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International standard linked to common criteria

  • 1 - lays out the general concept of the common criteria
  • 2 - describes and catalogs security functionality
  • 3 - defined assurance requirements with criteria
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Certification vs accreditation

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Certification - the testing of a claim

Accreditation - acceptance of the risk associated with the certification process results

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Open vs closed systems

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Open standardized interoperability vs exclusively proprietary interoperability

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Maintenance hook

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This is code developed to monitor the software for flaws, these are dangerous security wise..

Think of my /end function!

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Time of use attack

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Similar to race condition, but manipulates something process 2 relies on prior to process 2 running, (a flag in a file)

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If time of use is mandatory in code how can you avoid this?

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Using system locks on the resources required by the process

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