In
telecommunication, the term security kernel has the following meanings:
#In
computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as C ...
and
communications security, the central part of a computer or
communications system hardware,
firmware
In computing, firmware is a specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware. Firmware, such as the BIOS of a personal computer, may contain basic functions of a device, and may provide h ...
, and
software that implements the basic security procedures for controlling
access to system resources.
#A self-contained usually small collection of key security-related statements that (a) works as a part of an
operating system to prevent unauthorized access to, or use of, the system and (b) contains criteria that must be met before specified programs can be accessed.
#Hardware, firmware, and software elements of a
trusted computing base that implement the
reference monitor concept.
References
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National Information Systems Security Glossary Committee on National Security Systems Instruction No. 4009, National Information Assurance Glossary, published by the United States federal government, is an unclassified glossary of Information security terms intended to provide a common vocabular ...
Computing terminology