Title
Dependability and its threats - A taxonomy
Abstract
This paper gives the main definitions relating to dependability, a generic concept including as special case such attributes as reliability, availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability, etc. Basic definitions are given first. They are then commented upon, and supplemented by additional definitions, which address the threats to dependability (faults, errors, failures), and the attributes of dependability. The discussion on the attributes encompasses the relationship of dependability with security, survivability and trustworthiness.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1007/978-1-4020-8157-6_13
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
dependability,availability,reliability,safety,confidentiality,integrity,maintainability,security,survivability,trustworthiness,faults,errors,failures
Dependability,Survivability,Confidentiality,Trustworthiness,Computer science,Operations research,Risk analysis (engineering),Maintainability,Special case
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
156
1571-5736
27
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.33
15
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Algirdas Avizienis13116351.14
Jean-Claude Laprie22436165.16
Brian Randell33123551.69