Middleware non-repudiation service for the data warehouse

Nowadays, storing the information is fundamental for the correct functioning of any organization. The critical factor is to guarantee the security of the stored data. In the traditional database systems the security requirements are limited to confidentiality, integrity, availability of the data and user authorization. The criticality of the database system and data repositories for modern business with the new requirements of law and governments, makes the development of new system architecture necessary which ensures sophisticated set of security services. In this paper we propose the database architecture that ensures the non-repudiation of the user queries and data warehouse actions. These security services are accomplished by means of the middleware layer in the data warehouse architecture

Role of RFID Technology in Engineering Applications

This paper provides an extensive overview of Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) and its applications across different industries, rather than focusing on recent developments alone. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of RFID, proficiency in various engineering fields is necessary to fully comprehend this technology. As the use of RFID continues to expand in various industries, it is imperative to educate engineers and professionals to better understand this technology. An RFID system typically consists of tags, readers, antennae, and software, and various factors such as reading range, frequency range, and environmental considerations must be taken into account when designing such a system. Security must also be a key consideration in the development of an RFID system. To incorporate RFID technology into traditional engineering curricula, this study proposes emphasizing its connection to traditional fields such as electrical, computer, and artificial engineering

The United States Marine Corps Data Collaboration Requirements: Retrieving and Integrating Data From Multiple Databases

The goal of this research is to develop an information sharing and database integration model and suggest a framework to fully satisfy the United States Marine Corps collaboration requirements as well as its information sharing and database integration needs. This research is exploratory; it focuses on only one initiative: the IT-21 initiative. The IT-21 initiative dictates The Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st Century Force. The IT-21 initiative states that Navy and Marine Corps information infrastructure will be based largely on commercial systems and services, and the Department of the Navy must ensure that these systems are seamlessly integrated and that information transported over the infrastructure is protected and secure. The Delphi Technique, a qualitative method approach, was used to develop a Holistic Model and to suggest a framework for information sharing and database integration. Data was primarily collected from mid-level to senior information officers, with a focus on Chief Information Officers. In addition, an extensive literature review was conducted to gain insight about known similarities and differences in Strategic Information Management, information sharing strategies, and database integration strategies. It is hoped that the Armed Forces and the Department of Defense will benefit from future development of the information sharing and database integration Holistic Model

Architecture for Provenance Systems

This document covers the logical and process architectures of provenance systems. The logical architecture identifies key roles and their interactions, whereas the process architecture discusses distribution and security. A fundamental aspect of our presentation is its technology-independent nature, which makes it reusable: the principles that are exposed in this document may be applied to different technologies

Enhancing RFID performance and security in networked environments

In this thesis we propose and present a number of methods by which the performance and security of networked RFID systems can be improved. These include a networked P2P RFID architecture, a comprehensive RFID security framework, a RFID security protocol and an RFID malware detection and Prevention technique

The Internet of Things: a security point of view.

Purpose-- To provide an in-depth overview of the security requirements and challenges for Internet of Things (IoT) and discuss security solutions for various enabling technologies and implications to various applications.Design/methodology/approach-- Security requirements and solutions are analyzed based on a four-layer framework of IoT on sensing layer, network layer, service layer, and application layer. The cross-layer threats are analyzed followed by the security discussion for the enabling technologies including identification and tracking technologies, WSN and RFID, communication, networks, and service management.Finding-- IoT calls for new security infrastructure based on the new technical standards. As a consequence, new security design for IoT shall pay attention to these new standards. Security at both the physical devices and service-applications is critical to the operation of IoT, which is indispensable for the success of IoT. Open problems remain in a number of areas, such as security and privacy protection, network protocols, standardisation, identity management, trusted architecture, etc.Practical implications-- The implications to various applications including SCADA, enterprise systems, social IoT are discussed. The paper will serve as a starting point for future IoT security design and management. The security strategies for IoT should be carefully designed by managing the trade-offs among security, privacy, and utility to provide security in multi-layer architecture of IoT.Originality/value-- The paper synthesizes the current security requirements for IoT and provides a clear framework of security infrastructure based on four layers. Accordingly, the security requirements and potential threats in the four-layer architecture are provided in terms of general devices security, communication security, network security, and application security

An Architecture for Provenance Systems

This document covers the logical and process architectures of provenance systems. The logical architecture identifies key roles and their interactions, whereas the process architecture discusses distribution and security. A fundamental aspect of our presentation is its technology-independent nature, which makes it reusable: the principles that are exposed in this document may be applied to different technologies

Requirements of the SALTY project

This document is the first external deliverable of the SALTY project (Self-Adaptive very Large disTributed sYstems), funded by the ANR under contract ANR-09-SEGI-012. It is the result of task 1.1 of the Work Package (WP) 1 : Requirements and Architecture. Its objective is to identify and collect requirements from use cases that are going to be developed in WP 4 (Use cases and Validation). Based on the study and classification of the use cases, requirements against the envisaged framework are then determined and organized in features. These features will aim at guide and control the advances in all work packages of the project. As a start, features are classified, briefly described and related scenarios in the defined use cases are pinpointed. In the following tasks and deliverables, these features will facilitate design by assigning priorities to them and defining success criteria at a finer grain as the project progresses. This report, as the first external document, has no dependency to any other external documents and serves as a reference to future external documents. As it has been built from the use cases studies that have been synthesized in two internal documents of the project, extracts from the two documents are made available as appendices (cf. appen- dices B and C)