Title
Model-Based Security Engineering of Distributed Information Systems Using UMLsec
Abstract
Given the explosive growth of digitally stored information in modern enterprises, distributed information systems together with search engines are increasingly used in companies. By enabling the user to search all relevant information sources with one single query, however, crucial risks concerning information security arise. In order to make these applications secure, it is not sufficient to penetrate-and- patch past system development, but security analysis has to be an integral part of the system design process for such distributed information systems. This work presents the experiences and results of the security analysis of a search engine in the intranet of a German car manufacturer, by making use of an approach to Model-based Security Engineering that is based on the UML extension UMLsec. The focus lies on the application's single-sign-on-mechanism, which was analyzed using the UMLsec method and tools. Main results of the paper include a field report on the employment of the UMLsec method in an industrial context as well as indications on its benefits and limitations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1109/ICSE.2007.55
ICSE
Keywords
Field
DocType
information systems,relevant information source,model-based security engineering,umlsec method,information system,german car manufacturer,security analysis,system design process,past system development,information security,search engine,system analysis and design,information analysis,concolic testing,security engineering,system design,search engines,distributed processing,explosives,unified modeling language
Information system,UMLsec,Software engineering,Unified Modeling Language,Systems engineering,Security engineering,Computer science,Intranet,Information security,Security analysis,Concolic testing
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0270-5257
0-7695-2828-7
27
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.35
7
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bastian Best1271.69
Jan Jurjens216916.07
Bashar Nuseibeh34201347.16