Research Area: Software Defined Networks
Broadly construed, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) refers to the use of a standards-based open architecture and its supporting open source and open interfaces technologies to enable the deployment, management, and operation of networks. While traditional network management relies on vendor-specific hardware, protocols, and software, SDN systems are architected to have well-defined control and data planes offering flexible management interfaces. The enhanced control enabled by SDN opens opportunities for better cloud security engineering. At the same time, new vulnerabilities are potentially exposed as new technologies are introduced. This chapter discusses how SDN impacts cloud security, and potential risks that need to be addressed when SDN is deployed within and across clouds.
Keywords:
Cloud Provider
Simple Network Management Protocol
Network Administrator
Medium Access Control Address
Network Hardware
Author(s) Name: Maurício Tsugawa, Andréa Matsunaga & José A. B. Fortes
Journal name: Secure Cloud Computing
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Publisher name: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9278-8_4
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