daren@umbc5.umbc.edu (Daren Arnold (C)) (10/19/89)
I'm doing a research paper (undergraduate level!) for my computer security
class. I was wondering if anyone knows of any articles/publications that deal
with computer security in Object Oriented systems (be they databases,
enviroments etc...) I would greatly appreciate any references that could be
offered, as our library is very well stocked in this area.
Thanks in advance,
Daren Arnold daren@umbc5.umbc.edu
P.s. Any comments or ideas on this topic (wether its feasible!) would also
be welcomed.hallett@pet3.uucp (Jeff Hallett x5163 ) (10/19/89)
In article <2426@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> daren@umbc5.umbc.edu.UUCP (Daren Arnold (C)) writes: >I'm doing a research paper (undergraduate level!) for my computer security >class. I was wondering if anyone knows of any articles/publications that deal >with computer security in Object Oriented systems (be they databases, >enviroments etc...) I would greatly appreciate any references that could be >offered, as our library is very well stocked in this area. Hmmm. I must be really dense, but I fail to see how security issues differ when discussing object-oriented systems. If someone could elaborate a little here, I would really be interested. Daren touches on a concept that I've always found to be somewhat funny. It seems like the term "object-oriented database" is just a buzzword construction created by IS types to make them sound in tune with current technology. If you stop to think about it, IS and relational databases were really AHEAD of the time - ER analysis very closely parallels object-oriented analysis. Again, if I am missing something in this buzzwordy term, please let me know. -- Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 548-5163 : EMAIL - hallett@gemed.ge.com "Your logic was impeccable Captain. We are in grave danger."
twl@brunix (Ted "Theodore" (W) Leung) (10/19/89)
In article <1257@mrsvr.UUCP> hallett@gemed.ge.com (Jeffrey A. Hallett (414) 548-5163) writes: >Daren touches on a concept that I've always found to be somewhat >funny. It seems like the term "object-oriented database" is just a >buzzword construction created by IS types to make them sound in tune >with current technology. If you stop to think about it, IS and >relational databases were really AHEAD of the time - ER analysis very >closely parallels object-oriented analysis. Again, if I am missing >something in this buzzwordy term, please let me know. Well, now that you ask....... Most of the people working on object-oriented databases are trying to give the database technology the ability to model things in a way that is "closer" to real-world semantics, just as object-oriented programming languages (and languages with abstract data type facilities) allow you to work with abstractions that are closer to concepts from the real world. If you can imagine something like Smalltalk with some features from databases (like persistence, query mechanisms, query optimization, transaction processing), then you can imaging what an object-oriented database might be like. In relational databases, the only objects are relations, tuples and some set of basic types. One of the goals of object oriented databases is to allow users to define arbitrary types and have them behave the same as "the factory installed ones", while retaining the flavor of a database. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet/CSnet: twl@cs.brown.edu | Ted Leung BITNET: twl@BROWNCS.BITNET | Box 1910, Brown University UUCP: uunet!brunix!twl | Providence, RI 02912