Distributed Security Management in the Internet

Security in the Internet is concerned mainly with protecting the integrity of data transfer and the privacy of network services against malicious attacks and unintentional intrusions /abuses. Providing secure transport and a privateo pathways (such as virtual private networkingÐ VPNÐ services) in the public and private Internet/ intranet is one such security function. By protecting network services and user privacy against attacks within shared networking infrastructures, security mechanisms enable privacy-conscious data such as business transactions to transverse the already widely deployed Internet. As electronic commerce and wired corporation are on the rise, security in the Internet (both the public and private sorts) is in correspondingly high demand. Managing security-conscious networking environment generally involves: