Abstract
Unikernels allow application deployment through custom-built minimal virtual machines. The authors investigate how unikernels and their inherent minimalism benefit system security. The analysis starts with common security vulnerability classes and their possible remediation. A platonic unikernel framework is used to describe how unikernels can solve common security problems, focusing both on a micro- and macro level. This theoretical framework is matched against an existing unikernel framework, and the resulting mismatch is used as a starting point for the research areas the authors are currently working on. We demonstrate how using a single responsibility unikernel-based architectural framework could be used to reduce complexity and thus improve enterprise cloud security.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk |
Subtitle of host publication | (COMPLEXIS 2017) |
Editors | Oleg Gusikhin, Víctor Méndez Muñoz , Farshad Firouzi, Dan Mønster, Victor Chang |
Publisher | SciTePress |
Pages | 30-41 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789897582448 |
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Publication status | Published - 24 Apr 2017 |
Event | The 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk - Holiday Inn Porto Gaia, Porto, Portugal., Porto, Portugal Duration: 24 Apr 2017 → 26 Apr 2017 http://www.complexis.org/ |
Conference
Conference | The 2nd International Conference on Complexity, Future Information Systems and Risk |
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Abbreviated title | Complexis 2017 |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 24/04/17 → 26/04/17 |
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Bibliographical note
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis work was in part funded by the European Commission through grant agreement no 644962 (PRISMACLOUD).
Keywords
- Cloud Security and Privacy
- attack surface
- compliance
- complexity