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This course will take such an approach and it will explore problems such as authentication and access control that are traditionally handled at the system level. A uniform approach for exploring security support in operating systems and databases is attractive because both types of systems must offer similar mechanisms to mediate access to protected information. By providing right mechanisms for protecting sensitive information and other resources, operating systems and databases can facilitate the development of secure applications. Secure execution of such applications depends on the trust assumptions that can be made about these systems. Instructional Team Mustaque Ahamad InstructorĪpplications and services are supported by software platforms such as operating systems and databases.
