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SOSP
2007
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Secure virtual architecture: a safe execution environment for commodity operating systems
This paper describes an efficient and robust approach to provide a safe execution environment for an entire operating system, such as Linux, and all its applications. The approach...
John Criswell, Andrew Lenharth, Dinakar Dhurjati, ...
EUROSYS
2007
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Dynamic and adaptive updates of non-quiescent subsystems in commodity operating system kernels
Continuously running systems require kernel software updates applied to them without downtime. Facilitating fast reboots, or delaying an update may not be a suitable solution in m...
Kristis Makris, Kyung Dong Ryu
ACSAC
2009
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Protecting Commodity Operating System Kernels from Vulnerable Device Drivers
Device drivers on commodity operating systems execute with kernel privilege and have unfettered access to kernel data structures. Several recent attacks demonstrate that such poor...
Shakeel Butt, Vinod Ganapathy, Michael M. Swift, C...
GLOBECOM
2010
IEEE
13 years 2 months ago
Constructing Secure Localization Systems with Adjustable Granularity Using Commodity Hardware
Proof of a user's identity is not always a sufficient means for making an authorization decision. In an increasing set of circumstances, knowledge of physical location provide...
Patrick Traynor, Joshua Schiffman, Thomas F. La Po...
VEE
2012
ACM
200views Virtualization» more  VEE 2012»
12 years 9 days ago
Block storage virtualization with commodity secure digital cards
Smartphones, tablets and other mobile platforms typically accommodate bulk data storage with low-cost, FAT-formatted Secure Digital cards. When one uses a mobile device to run a f...
Harvey Tuch, Cyprien Laplace, Kenneth C. Barr, Bi ...