An inter-realm, cyber-security infrastructure for virtual supercomputing

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:975717

Al-Muhtadi, J ^[1]; Feng, W C ^[2]; Fisk, M E ^[3]

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1. Jalal
2. Wu-Chun
3. Mike E.

Virtual supercomputing, (ise ., high-performance grid computing), is poised to revolutionize the way we think about and use computing. However, the security of the links interconnecting the nodes within such an environment will be its Achilles heel, particularly when secure communication is required to tunnel through heterogeneous domains. In this paper we examine existing security mechanisms, show their inadequacy, and design a comprehensive cybersecurity infrastructure that meets the security requirements of virtual supercomputing. Keywords Security, virtual supercomputing, grid computing, high-performance computing, GSS-API, SSL, IPsec, component-based software, dynamic reconfiguration.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• OSTI ID: 975717
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-01-4860
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTERS
DESIGN
LOS ALAMOS
SECURITY
SUPERCOMPUTERS