Re: What is 'Trusted Oracle'?

The name used these days is Oracle Label Security:

http://tahiti.oracle.com/pls/db92/db92.docindex?remark=homepage#index-LAB

John

On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 01:56:00 GMT, "RSH" <RSH_Oracle_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>Yes and no. In the latest versions/releases some of the features have been
>incorporated. If you go over to the OTN website and dig around , or check
>your manuals.
>
>Trusted Oracle was developed originally for the US Government, and runs/ran
>on specific. certified and tested platforms with a specific Oracle release,
>a specific O/S release, a specific hardware platform, and so forth, and the
>whole business was tested and certified as a unit, for security.
>
>A key part was MLS, that carried security "labels" down to the row level,
>that were sort of hierarchical, kinda.
>
>Either you were stuck in your own label class, or you might have WRITEDOWN
>or WRITEUP privileges, allowing you access to data at lower or higher levels
>than your own.
>
>It was a nice way to implement the SCI (Secret Compartmentalized
>Information) concept for the management of very sensitive information.
>
>I hope that helps; I've never used it or needed to; others here could
>probably give you a more intelligent explanation. I think Trusted Oracle was
>only allowed limited export under the COCOM regulations.
>
>RSH.
>"Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
>news:SMbM8.23654$ks5.1118489_at_news2.east.cox.net...
>> I have seen references to this in a few books. Is this an add on package?
>>
>>
>

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