Reference counting is not naturally suitable for running on multiprocessors. The update of pointers and reference counts requires atomic and synchronized operations. We present a ...
In this paper we discuss PRNGs: the mechanisms used by real-world secure systems to generate cryptographic keys, initialization vectors, "random" nonces, and other values...
John Kelsey, Bruce Schneier, David Wagner, Chris H...
Abstract. In this paper concepts for fault-tolerant communication systems in large-scale manipulators for heavy weights are introduced. This class of robots makes high demands on s...
Hans-Dieter Kochs, Walter Geisselhardt, Holger Hil...
Abstract. A special kind of anticipation is when an anticipated undesired situation makes an agent adapt its behavior in order to prevent that this situation will occur. In this ch...
Abstract-- Service descriptions based on type hiernd abstract service states ruling the availability of operations permit more secure service combinations in distributed systems de...