marina@ai.toronto.edu (Marina Haloulos) (09/25/89)
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
(SF = Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King's College Road)
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COLLOQUIUM
SF1105, at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday 3 October 1989
Dr. Brian Randell
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyme
"Reliability and Security in Distributed Systems"
A number of interesting actual or potential parallels are analyzed between
the problems and techniques associated with achieving high reliability, and
those associated with the provision of security, in distributed computing
systems. Some limitations of the concept of a Trusted Computing Base are
discussed, and an alternative approach to the design of highly secure
computing systems is put forward, based on fault tolerance concepts and
techniques.