[cap-talk] The TCSEC influence on computer security/systems (was: Re: Horton at HotSec...)

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 12:32 -0700, Jed Donnelley wrote:

> The Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria was the only
> credible computer
> security evaluation criteria of the time.  The community (DOD, etc.)
> that were pushing
> these criteria were viewed at the time as having considerable market
> clout and were
> taken very seriously.  In a sense they were the only game in town.
> 
> If instead of that document...

As a side note on that document, I have a memory that it was the first
step that let Susan Rajunas to do her MLS design for KeyKOS. Susan was a
well-regarded player in the TCSEC effort, and disagreed with Gligor and
others on this subject very strongly.
-- 
Jonathan S. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Managing Director
The EROS Group, LLC