Fail Safe v/s Fail over v/s Fail Secure from Logical Security Perspective
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I am confused with the explanations on Fail Safe v/s Fail over v/s Fail Secure given in various materials. Let me clarify , i am sure about these concepts when it comes to Physical security, but from Logical security perspective , i am not sure about the actual meaning of above terminologies. If i am not wrong these terminologies comes in Security architecture and design domain.
Can i request the forum help in understanding the terminologies
I am confused with the explanations on Fail Safe v/s Fail over v/s Fail Secure given in various materials. Let me clarify , i am sure about these concepts when it comes to Physical security, but from Logical security perspective , i am not sure about the actual meaning of above terminologies. If i am not wrong these terminologies comes in Security architecture and design domain.
Can i request the forum help in understanding the terminologies
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- Fail Open/Soft (availability is preserved, but data may not be secure)
- Fail Secure/Closed (data is secure, but availability is not preserved)
Physical Security- Fail Safe/Open (systems are shut down / entrances unlocked - humans are safe)
- Fail Secure/Closed (entrances are locked)
Failover is a fault tolerance (redundancy) concept. If you have two redundant NICs -- a primary and a backup -- and the primary fails, the backup is used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FailoverFrom a number of sources I have been able to gather the below information. Can someone confirm the accuracy of the same?