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Availability analysis for software system with intrusion tolerance

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  • Xu, Houbao

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This paper is devoted to analyzing the instantaneous availability of a typical software system with intrusion tolerance. By formulating the system with a couple of ordinary differential and partial differential equations, this paper describes the system as a time-delay partial differential equation. Based on the time-delay model, both steady-state availability and instantaneous availability are investigated. The optimal policy for preventive patch management to maximize the steady-state availability of the software system is obtained, and its related availability criterions are also presented. Employing the finite difference scheme and Trotter–Kato theorem, we converted the time-delay partial equation into a time-delay ordinary equation. As a result, the instantaneous availability of the system is derived. Some numerical results are given to show the effectiveness of the method presented in the paper.

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  • Xu, Houbao, 2015. "Availability analysis for software system with intrusion tolerance," Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, vol. 252(C), pages 64-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:apmaco:v:252:y:2015:i:c:p:64-76
    DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2014.11.110
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