Title :
Virtual machine based security architecture
Author :
Borghei, Elahe ; Azmi, Reza ; Ghahremanian, Alireza ; Nemati, Hamed
Author_Institution :
Malek Ashtar Univ., Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper a new approach based on using reference validation mechanism to improve system reliability is proposed. Since device drivers are the main cause of system failure, they are chosen as case study. Thus by improving driver reliability, security of the whole system is improved. To monitor driver functionality and also manage kernel memory, lightweight hypervisor layer is used, and reference validation mechanism is implemented in this layer.
Keywords :
device drivers; operating systems (computers); security of data; virtual machines; device driver; driver functionality; driver reliability; hypervisor layer; kernel memory management; reference validation mechanism; security architecture; virtual machine; Driver circuits; Kernel; Monitoring; Performance evaluation; Reliability; Security; Virtual machine monitors;
Conference_Titel :
Internet Security (WorldCIS), 2011 World Congress on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8879-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9564263-7-6
