BLACKER

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BLACKER is the name given by the U.S. Department of Defense to a project designed to achieve A1 class ratings of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC).[1][2] The project was implemented by SDC and Burroughs. It was the first secure system with trusted End-to-end encryption on the United States' Defense Data Network.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Weissman, Clark. BLACKER: security for the DDN examples of A1 security engineering trades. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  2. ^ Weissman, Clark (1995-01-24). Handbook for the Computer Security Certification of Trusted Systems. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  3. ^ Pike, John (2000-02-11). BLACKER, an article at the Intelligence Resource Program. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.


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