Security in the BS2000 operating system

The BS2000 operating system provides basic functions for system security. For details, see the “Introduction to System Administration” manual [8].

More extensive security functions in BS2000 are implemented by the software product SECOS, which consists of the following components:

• SRPM (System Resources and Privileges Management),

• GUARDS (Generally Usable Access contRol aDministration System)

• GUARDDEF (GUARDs DEFault protection)

• GUARDCOO (GUARDs COOwner protection)

• SAT (Security Audit Trail)

• SECOS-KRB (Kerberos authentication)

These SECOS components are provided by management systems and interfaces which enable each individual user to define a customized set of rights and duties.

Details are provided in the SECOS manuals ([9] and [10]).