A Trusted Open Platform

  • Authors:
  • Paul England;Butler Lampson;John Manferdelli;Marcus Peinado;Bryan Willman

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Although administrators can configure a system to restrict access to resources, in a mass-market setting they cannot be sure of the kernel's integrity. The commercial need for an open software and hardware architecture leads to huge and complex operating systems. A single programming error or intentional back door in this code base can open the way for an attack that renders the access-control system ineffective.The authors describe Microsoft's next-generation secure computing base, a system that offers robust access control through mechanisms for code authentication.