Principles of Security in Distributed Computing Computer Science Series

Author: Li Rubao
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book provides a complete and reasonable framework for distributed system administrators to address security issues in distributed computing. It consists of four parts and 25 chapters. The main topics cover how to develop more secure distributed system architectures and methods; building trusted, open-system-based distributed transaction processing systems; evaluating costs and risks; and considering human and organizational factors to minimize the impact on people and processes while enhancing security. The book explores many key risk areas in distributed systems, including networks, operating systems, applications, middleware, and the Internet. It also offers valuable and extensive recommendations on how to design and implement security strategies. This book is suitable for a wide range of computer system security personnel and can be used as a textbook or supplementary material for universities and colleges.