Operating System Design/Security/Security

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Security is one of the most sought-after features in an operating system today. With the advent of computers being used to store vast amounts of top-secret or government information, to enterprises and business keeping track of bank account numbers, security in an operating system is a must. Within the next pages we will discuss the basics of OS security, from user authentication and cryptography to modern internet cryptographic algorithms.

[edit] Further reading

• Basic Computer Security
• Internet Technologies/SSH
• Information Security and Risk Management
• Minimizing hard disk drive failure and data loss
• ERP5 Handbook/Magic Security
• Security Architecture and Design
• Fundamentals of Information Systems Security
• .NET Development Foundation/Security
• Visual Basic .NET/Security
• FOSS Network Infrastructure and Security/Security Functions with FOSS
• CIW Security Professional Exam 1D0-470
• UNIX Computing Security
• Linux Guide/Security
• Evolution of Operating Systems Designs/Security: capabilities