New technique of localization a targeted Virtual Machine in a Cloud platform

Author

Boukhriss, Hicham ; Azougaghe, Ali ; Hedabou, Mustapha

Author_Institution

MTI Lab. ENSA Sch., Cadi Ayyad Univ., Safi, Morocco

fYear

2014

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

127

Abstract

Cloud computing gives another meaning to the word “sharing” in the world of networks. However, it gives rise to serious security problems. One of the techniques used by the attackers is the “Cloud cartography” which aims to locate a Virtual Machine in the cloud and launch a side channel attack. In this paper we propose a new technique for locating a virtual machine in a cloud environment. For this purpose, we will first trace the gateway of the cloud and then locate the target amongst the thousands of machines hosted in the cloud. Our attack is based on a new command TRACECL that can reach up to 100 routers, and we propose a method to locate the target Virtual Machine in a Cloud environment.

Keywords

cloud computing; computer network security; cryptography; internetworking; telecommunication network routing; virtual machines; virtualisation; TRACECL command; cloud cartography; cloud computing; cloud gateway tracing; routers; security problems; side channel attack; target location; targeted virtual machine localization; Logic gates; Attacks; Cartography; Cloud Computing; Security; Side-Channel; Virtualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Codes, Cryptography and Communication Systems (WCCCS), 2014 5th Workshop on

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-7053-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCCCS.2014.7107907

Filename

7107907