TY - JOUR
T1 - A survey of accountability in computer networks and distributed systems
AU - Xiao, Zhifeng
AU - Kathiresshan, Nandhakumar
AU - Xiao, Yang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2016/3/10
Y1 - 2016/3/10
N2 - Security in computer systems has been a major concern since the very beginning. Although security has been addressed in various aspects, accountability is one of the main facets of security that is lacking in today's computer systems. The ability not only to detect errors but also to find the responsible entity/entities for the failure is crucial. In this paper, we intend to provide a comprehensive investigation of the state-of-the-art accountability research issues in current information systems. Also, we study the various accountability tactics that are available and how each one of them contributes to providing strong accountability of different aspects. Finally, we examine the various merits and tradeoffs.
AB - Security in computer systems has been a major concern since the very beginning. Although security has been addressed in various aspects, accountability is one of the main facets of security that is lacking in today's computer systems. The ability not only to detect errors but also to find the responsible entity/entities for the failure is crucial. In this paper, we intend to provide a comprehensive investigation of the state-of-the-art accountability research issues in current information systems. Also, we study the various accountability tactics that are available and how each one of them contributes to providing strong accountability of different aspects. Finally, we examine the various merits and tradeoffs.
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U2 - 10.1002/sec.574
DO - 10.1002/sec.574
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84956693486
SN - 1939-0114
VL - 9
SP - 290
EP - 315
JO - Security and Communication Networks
JF - Security and Communication Networks
IS - 4
ER -