A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment

Aliyu Lawal Aliyu; Peter Bull; Ali Abdallah

doi:10.1109/WAINA.2017.100

A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment

Aliyu Lawal Aliyu, Peter Bull, Ali Abdallah

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Abstract

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an emerging paradigm that changes the way networks are managed by separating the control plane from data plane and making networks programmable. The separation brings about flexibility, automation, orchestration and offers savings in both capital and operational expenditure. Despite all the advantages offered by SDN it introduces new threats that did not exist before or were harder to exploit in traditional networks, making network penetration potentially easier. One of the key threat to SDN is the authentication and authorisation of network applications that control network behaviour (unlike the traditional network where network devices like routers and switches are autonomous and run proprietary software and protocols to control the network). This paper proposes a mechanism that helps the control layer authenticate network applications and set authorisation permissions that constrict manipulation of network resources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017
Editors	Tomoya Enokido, Makoto Takizawa, Chi-Yi Lin, Hui-Huang Hsu, Leonard Barolli
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	93-98
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509062300
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2017.100
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 27 Mar 2017 → 29 Mar 2017

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Name	Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017

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Academic conference	31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Taipei
Period	27/03/17 → 29/03/17

Keywords

Authentication
Authorisation
SDN
Security
Trust

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Aliyu, A. L., Bull, P., & Abdallah, A. (2017). A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment. In T. Enokido, M. Takizawa, C-Y. Lin, H-H. Hsu, & L. Barolli (Eds.), Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017 (pp. 93-98). Article 7929660 (Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2017.100

Aliyu, Aliyu Lawal ; Bull, Peter ; Abdallah, Ali. / A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment. Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017. editor / Tomoya Enokido ; Makoto Takizawa ; Chi-Yi Lin ; Hui-Huang Hsu ; Leonard Barolli. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 93-98 (Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017).

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Aliyu, AL, Bull, P & Abdallah, A 2017, A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment. in T Enokido, M Takizawa, C-Y Lin, H-H Hsu & L Barolli (eds), Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017., 7929660, Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 93-98, 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China, 27/03/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2017.100

A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment. / Aliyu, Aliyu Lawal; Bull, Peter; Abdallah, Ali.
Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017. ed. / Tomoya Enokido; Makoto Takizawa; Chi-Yi Lin; Hui-Huang Hsu; Leonard Barolli. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 93-98 7929660 (Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017).

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Aliyu AL, Bull P, Abdallah A. A trust management framework for network applications within an SDN environment. In Enokido T, Takizawa M, Lin C-Y, Hsu H-H, Barolli L, editors, Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 93-98. 7929660. (Proceedings - 31st IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2017). doi: 10.1109/WAINA.2017.100

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