© 1994 by British Computer Society
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On the Specification, Validation and Verification of Security in Access Control Systems
Department of Computer Science, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK
The poor reliability of access control mechanisms for security enforcement is investigated. Fundamental problems effecting the specification, validation and verification of access controls as security enforcing functions are identified.
Received March 1994. revised May 1994.
* Department of Computer Science, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK