System and methods for usage management in multi-level security networks

Abstract

A system and methods for transferring information between two or more incompatible security domains or levels of classification by embedding policy-centric content management components into an information-centric network. Specifically, overlay architectures enable cloud computing for multi-level security environments.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 639,162, filed Apr. 27, 2012, incorporated by reference in its entirety.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]This invention was made with government supported under grant no. FA8750-10-C-0090 awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The United States Government has certain rights in the invention.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The invention relates generally to computing systems. More specifically, the invention relates to overlay networks that support the transfer of information between two or more incompatible security domains or levels of classification including usage management in cloud computing environments that partitions information in cross-domain networks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Current enterprise computing systems are too expensive, unreliable, and information dissemination procedures are slow. Current approaches to parti...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]Information-centric networking is a new approach to Internet-scale networks that shows promise with respect to decentralized, information-centric usage management, addressing scale and availability issues with current systems. Specifically, information-centric networks provide more efficient content management and supplies new capabilities for information security. Usage management refers to the ability to control how resources (data and services) are used across and within computing domains. Controlling how information is used becomes increasingly difficult as computing infrastructure becomes more distributed. However, the ability to share information between domains provides for powerful capabilities, as well as increased security risks.

Problems solved by technology

Controlling how information is used becomes increasingly difficult as computing infrastructure becomes more distributed.

However, the ability to share information between domains provides for powerful capabilities, as well as increased security risks.

It is believed that the current Internet is not well suited to the way it is used today and that in order to efficiently support future use, the Internet needs to be fundamentally re-examined and perhaps, in some ways, re-implemented.

However, different types of information-centric networks are not all synchronous.

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