Thesis
Configurable middleware-level intrusion detection support for embedded systems
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/212
Abstract
Embedded Systems account for more than 98% of all CPUs produced in recent years. They have become integral parts of a diverse range of systems from automobiles to critical infrastructures such as distribution and control of electricity and gas. Middleware is a layer of software above the operating system that provides higher-level building blocks for programmers to reduce the complexity of distributed systems. Embedded systems could benefit from using middleware because of the large heterogeneity of devices. However, intrusion detection research to date has not addressed embedded systems, and very little of it has explored the middleware layer. This thesis describes a model for application-based intrusion detection at the middleware layer by leveraging information that already exists at the middleware. It also describes the implementation of a configurable set of intrusion detection mechanisms for MicroQoSCORBA, a highly configurable CORBA middleware framework designed for embedded systems. Finally, it presents an initial experimental evaluation of these mechanisms on two platforms.
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Details
- Title
- Configurable middleware-level intrusion detection support for embedded systems
- Creators
- Eivind Næss
- Contributors
- David Bakken (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525048701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis