Distributed Systems Security (PDF)

How to solve security issues and problems arising in distributed
systems.

Security is one of the leading concerns in developing dependable
distributed systems of today, since the integration of different
components in a distributed manner creates new security problems
and issues. Service oriented architectures, the Web, grid computing
and virtualization - form the backbone of today's
distributed systems. A lens to security issues in distributed
systems is best provided via deeper exploration of security
concerns and solutions in these technologies.

Distributed Systems Security provides a holistic insight
into current security issues, processes, and solutions, and maps
out future directions in the context of today's distributed
systems. This insight is elucidated by modeling of modern day
distributed systems using a four-tier logical model -host
layer, infrastructure layer, application layer, and service layer
(bottom to top). The authors provide an in-depth coverage of
security threats and issues across these tiers. Additionally the
authors describe the approaches required for efficient security
engineering, alongside exploring how existing solutions can be
leveraged or enhanced to proactively meet the dynamic needs of
security for the next-generation distributed systems. The practical
issues thereof are reinforced via practical case studies.

Distributed Systems Security:

* Presents an overview of distributed systems security issues,
including threats, trends, standards and solutions.

* Discusses threats and vulnerabilities in different layers
namely the host, infrastructure, application, and service layer to
provide a holistic and practical, contemporary view of enterprise
architectures.

* Provides practical insights into developing current-day
distributed systems security using realistic case studies.

This book will be of invaluable interest to software engineers,
developers, network professionals and technical/enterprise
architects working in the field of distributed systems security.
Managers and CIOs, researchers and advanced students will also find
this book insightful.