The effects of trusted technology on distributed applications

The paper examines the effect of trusted technology on a distributed application being transitioned to a trusted system. Two styles of operation are examined: restricting the operation of all components of the application to a single sensitivity level and allowing the user interface components of the application to operate across a range of sensitivity levels. Within these operational styles, the effects of the trusted technology on the end user, the application administrator, and the developer are examined. The paper also offers suggestions for taking advantage of the enhanced security control features on trusted systems to address typical security weaknesses in distributed applications.<
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