Re: What is 'Trusted Oracle'?

OLS is a complete rewrite as well. It is not the same as Trusted Oracle. Trusted Oracle has been de-supported.

                                   Rick

In article <tp43gu0tpnb3fmptvd27mr0k13f39h9i34_at_4ax.com>, John says...
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>The name used these days is Oracle Label Security:
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>http://tahiti.oracle.com/pls/db92/db92.docindex?remark=homepage#index-LAB
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>John
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>On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 01:56:00 GMT, "RSH" <RSH_Oracle_at_worldnet.att.net>
>wrote:
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>A key part was MLS, that carried security "labels" down to the row level,
>>that were sort of hierarchical, kinda.
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>>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.
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>>It was a nice way to implement the SCI (Secret Compartmentalized
>>Information) concept for the management of very sensitive information.
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>>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.
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>>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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