Paper Info
Title
Towards Usable Application-Oriented Access Controls: Qualitative Results from a Usability Study of SELinux, AppArmor and FBAC-LSM
Abstract
A number of security mechanisms are available for improving the security of systems by restricting the actions of individual programs to activities that are authorised. However, configuring these systems to enforce end users' own security goals is often beyond their expertise. Little research has investigated the usability issues associated with application-oriented access controls. This paper presents the results of a qualitative analysis of user perceptions of the usability of three application-oriented security systems: SELinux, AppArmor, and FBAC-LSM. Qualitative analysis identified a number of factors that affect the usability of application-restriction mechanisms. These themes are used to compare the usability of the three systems studied, and it is proposed that these factors can be used to inform the design of new systems and development of existing ones. Changes to the three security systems are also proposed to address or mitigate specific usability issues that were identified.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.4018/jisp.2012010104
IJISP
Keywords
Field
DocType
qualitative results,security system,qualitative analysis,usability issue,specific usability issue,application-oriented access control,end user,usability study,application-oriented security system,own security goal,security mechanism,towards usable application-oriented access,application-restriction mechanism,usability,sandboxing
USable,Pluralistic walkthrough,Sandbox (computer security),Web usability,World Wide Web,End user,Computer security,Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Human-computer interaction in information security
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
1
1930-1650
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.38
25
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tanya McGill1294.94
Z. Cliffe Schreuders2304.67
Christian Payne3334.71