Date of Award
3-5-2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Paul Williams, PhD
Abstract
This research explores how hardware-based primitives can be implemented to perform security-related monitoring in real-time, offer better security, and increase performance compared to software-based approaches. In doing this, we propose a novel computing architecture, derived from a contemporary shared memory architecture, that facilitates efficient security-related monitoring in real-time, while keeping the monitoring hardware itself safe from attack. This architecture is flexible, allowing security to be tailored based on the needs of the system. We have developed a number of hardware-based primitives that fit into this architecture to provide a wide array of monitoring capabilities. A number of these primitives provide capabilities, such as multi-context monitoring and virtual memory introspection, that were not previously possible at the hardware level. Not only does this allow for more robust security-related monitoring when compared to software-based approaches, it also allows the security-related monitoring concepts presented in this research to be applied across a broad range of computing environments.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GE-ENG-07-17
DTIC Accession Number
ADA469220
Recommended Citation
Mott, Stephen D., "Exploring Hardware Based Primitives to Enhance Parallel Security Monitoring in a Novel Computing Architecture" (2007). Theses and Dissertations. 3139.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/3139