Information security policies and actions in modern integrated systems

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Fugini, Mariagrazia, 1957-, Bellettini, Carlo, 1967-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2004.
• Subjects: Computer security.; Integrated circuits.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xvii, 341 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781591401872 (PDF); 1591401879 (PDF)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

This title is an overview of current research in theoretical and practical aspects of security in distributed systems, in particular in information systems and related security tools. Issues treated in the book are security in XML-based management systems, security of multimedia data, technology and use of smart cards, applications of cryptography, security of distributed applications and adherence to standards, model and security issues associated with the organization of components (architectures) of information systems, such as networked systems (Internet and WWW-based), client/server architectures, and layered architectures. Contributions come both from the academic and the industrial field.