Title
A Flexible Containment Mechanism for Executing Untrusted Code
Abstract
A widely used technique for securing computer systems is to execute programs inside protection domains that enforce established security policies. These containers, often referred to as sandboxes, come in a variety of forms. Although current sandboxing techniques have individual strengths, they also have limitations that reduce the scope of their applicability. In this paper we give a detailed analysis of the options available to designers of sandboxing mechanisms. As we discuss the tradeoffs of various design choices, we present a sand-boxing facility that combines the strengths of a wide variety of design alternatives. Our design provides a set of simple yet powerful primitives that serve as a flexible, general-purpose framework for confining untrusted programs. As we present our work, we compare and contrast it with the work of others and give preliminary results.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2002
USENIX Security Symposium
untrusted code,flexible containment mechanism,security policy,secure computation
Field
DocType
ISBN
Sandbox (computer security),Computer security,Computer science,Containment
Conference
1-931971-00-5
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
34
5.40
9
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David S. Peterson1345.40
Matt Bishop2345.74
Raju Pandey351146.49