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From: smith@PRC.Unisys.COM (Robert Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Security extensions to X
Keywords: multi-level security DOD
Message-ID: <12280@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM>
Date: 7 Dec 89 15:30:31 GMT
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I am interested in finding out if any work is being done on extending X to
run in secure environments.  By secure environments I mean in the military
sense.  This includes limiting access to displays from remotes sites and also
things like restricting the display of data to a user with a security level
less than the level of the data (this implies some tagging of security levels
for each message sent to a display, I think).

I recall seeing at one time that the X Consortium had a task group looking at 
security.  Is any work coming out of that, or are any companies working on it? 
If so, will it be donated to the Consortium?  I'd also be interested in any
information on the problems/issues of extending X for secure environments.

Thanks in advance,
Bob Smith
Unisys
Internet: smith@prc.unisys.com
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