We propose a novel approach for the collaborative enforcement of security policies in distributed systems that is based on the dynamic (re-) deployment of multiple PDPs. The policies enforced by the collaborating PDPs are analysed and decomposed from a system wide policy as present in current centralized approaches. The security policy is decomposed into sub-policies based on an object domain approach so the decisions are local to the object's domain. The classes of policies investigated are dynamic history-based access control policies, ie. the PDPs decision is dependent on the history of interaction between users and system resources. This type of policy can capture static and dynamic separation of duty policies, as are commonly found in commercial organisations. The distribution model of the PDP allows for the coordination and synchronisation of PDPs on the basis of events, where a decision is based on a previous history originating from other PDPs.The key contribution of this paper is the analysis of temporal dependencies between policies and an efficient PDP distribution strategy for object-based distributed systems as well as presenting a designed library that create and synchronize a network of PDP's in a peer to peer fashion.
Abstract. Unlike most cryptosystems which rely on number theoretic problems, cryptosystems based on the invertibility of finite automata are lightweight in nature and can be implemented easily using simple logical operations, thus affording fast encryption and decryption. In this paper, we propose and implement a new variant of finite automaton cryptosystem, which we call DES-Augmented Finite Automaton (DAFA) cryptosystem. DAFA uses the key generation algorithm of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) to dynamically generate linear and non-linear finite automata on the fly using a 128-bit key. Compared to existing finite automaton cryptosystems, DAFA provides stronger security yet has similar encryption/decryption speeds. DAFA is also faster than popular single key cryptosystems such as Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The test results on desktop and mobile phones with respect to the running speed and security properties are very promising.
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