EAGER: Portable, Secure Emulation for Digital Preservation

该项目的目标是使档案馆和图书馆能够安全地向网络用户提供数字化材料。这类材料的例子包括商业和学术出版物，如交互式光盘以及公民的档案材料。 档案馆越来越多地接受磁盘驱动器，甚至整个计算机，但访问这些材料需要使用为过时平台设计的过时软件。 此外，访问这些材料可能仅限于授权的研究人员。这一项目将使通过因特网提供这类材料成为可能，同时保持机构控制。 该项目将开发和评估可行的仿真器架构，支持远程访问数字化材料，同时解决三个主要问题：（1）仿真器平台的可移植性和维护，（2）所需系统软件的原则控制，以及（3）数字工件的原则控制。 “原则性控制”的定义可能因被访问的材料而异-从版权控制到敏感材料的安全访问。 该项目将以潜在的新颖方式将现有技术（例如可信平台模块）编织在一起，以解决紧迫的社会问题。

The objective of this project is to enable archives and libraries to securely deliver born-digital materials to networked patrons. Examples of such materials include commercial and academic publications such as interactive CDROMs as well as the archived materials of citizens. Archives are increasingly accepting disk drives or even entire computers, yet access to such materials requires the use of obsolete software designed for archaic platforms. Further, access to these materials may be restricted to authorized researchers. This project will project will make it possible to deliver such materials over the Internet while retaining institutional control. This will provide further access to materials, many of which may be products of Federally funded research.This project will develop and evaluate viable emulator architectures supporting remote access to born-digital materials while addressing three major issues: (1) portability and maintenance of emulator platforms, (2) principled control of required system software, and (3) principled control of digital artifacts. The definition of "principled control" may vary with the materials being accessed -- from copyright control, to secure access to sensitive materials. This project will weave together existing technologies (e.g. trusted platform modules) in potentially novel ways to solve a pressing societal problem.