Kernel Loadable Wrappers for Information Assurance

Abstract

Employing kernel loadable wrappers is an approach for selectively securing operating system functionality to provide robustness and security. Kernel loadable wrappers are loadable kernel modules that hook into system interfaces to perform pre-call and post-call processing. Their key features are that they are unbypassable, since they are in the kernel, and they are easy to install, requiring no modification to the operating system kernel. They can be used to make selected components more robust or to perform various security functions, such as fine-grained mandatory access control and monitoring network connections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406837

Entities

People

  • Raymond Lu
  • Richard O'brien
  • Ryan Leonard
  • Terry Mitchem

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Application Software
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Assurance
  • Internet
  • Lessons Learned
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • User Interface
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Database Systems and Applications