State of the Art and Trends in Trusted DBMS

In the Summer of 1982, the Committee on Multilevel Data Management Sccurity conducted a Summer Study to identify the formal mathematical concepts, policy issues, techniques and technology required to create certifiable multilevel secure database management systems and applications. Since then, several efforts have been undertaken to apply the findings and recommendations of the published study. Also since the study was conducted, criteria have been written to identify (or mandate) requirements for the evaluation, procurement specification or certification of trusted operating systems and networks, and such criteria are currently being drafted and reviewed for trusted database management systems. This paper assesses the status and trends being taken in current trusted database management technology and applied research in the United States.