To prevent malicious virtual machine from harming the security of vTPM-VM live migration process, we propose an im- proved vTPM-VM live migration protocol which uses a TPM-based integrity verification policy and a spe...To prevent malicious virtual machine from harming the security of vTPM-VM live migration process, we propose an im- proved vTPM-VM live migration protocol which uses a TPM-based integrity verification policy and a specific encryption scheme to enhance security. The TPM-based integrity verification policy is presented to ensure that all participating entities in this process are trustworthy. In data transfer phase, the specific encryp- tion scheme is designed to associate the decipher process with one certain platform status so that only the destination platform can gain the key data of the migrated VM and vTPM instance. The security of this new protocol is analyzed. The results show that this protocol can effectively resist most of the attacks in the proc- ess ofvTPM-VM live migration.展开更多
Virtual trusted platform module （vTPM） is an impor- tant part in building trusted cloud environment. Aiming at the remediation of lack of effective security assurances of vTPM in- stances in the existing virtual TPM...Virtual trusted platform module （vTPM） is an impor- tant part in building trusted cloud environment. Aiming at the remediation of lack of effective security assurances of vTPM in- stances in the existing virtual TPM architecture, this paper pre- sents a security-improved scheme for virtual TPM based on ker- nel-based virtual machine （KVM）. By realizing the TPM2.0 speci- fication in hardware and software, we add protection for vTPM＇s secrets using the asymmetric encryption algorithm of TPM. This scheme supports the safety migration of a TPM key during VM-vTPM migration and the security association for different virtual machines （VMs） with vTPM instances. We implement a virtual trusted platform with higher security based on KVM virtual infrastructure. The experiments show that the proposed scheme can enhance the security of virtual trusted platform and has fewer additional performance loss for the VM migration with vTPM.展开更多
Trusted attestation is the main obstruction preventing large-scale promotion of cloud computing. How to extend a trusted relationship from a single physical node to an Infrastructure-as-a-Service （laaS） platform is ...Trusted attestation is the main obstruction preventing large-scale promotion of cloud computing. How to extend a trusted relationship from a single physical node to an Infrastructure-as-a-Service （laaS） platform is a problem that must be solved. The laaS platform provides the Virtual Machine （VM）, and the Trusted VM, equipped with a virtual Trusted Platform Module （vTPM）, is the foundation of the trusted laaS platform. We propose a multi-dimensional trusted attestation architecture that can collect and verify trusted attestation information from the computing nodes, and manage the information centrally on a cloud management platform. The architecture verifies the laaS＇s trusted attestation by apprising the VM, Hypervisor, and host Operating System＇s （OS） trusted status. The theory and the technology roadmap were introduced, and the key technologies were analyzed. The key technologies include dynamic measurement of the Hypervisor at the process level, the protection of vTPM instances, the reinforcement of Hypervisor security, and the verification of the laaS trusted attestation. A prototype was deployed to verify the feasibility of the system. The advantages of the prototype system were compared with the Open CIT （Intel Cloud attestation solution）. A performance analysis experiment was performed on computing nodes and the results show that the performance loss is within an acceptable range.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2014CB340600)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(2015AA016002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61173138,61272452,61332018)
文摘To prevent malicious virtual machine from harming the security of vTPM-VM live migration process, we propose an im- proved vTPM-VM live migration protocol which uses a TPM-based integrity verification policy and a specific encryption scheme to enhance security. The TPM-based integrity verification policy is presented to ensure that all participating entities in this process are trustworthy. In data transfer phase, the specific encryp- tion scheme is designed to associate the decipher process with one certain platform status so that only the destination platform can gain the key data of the migrated VM and vTPM instance. The security of this new protocol is analyzed. The results show that this protocol can effectively resist most of the attacks in the proc- ess ofvTPM-VM live migration.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2014CB340600)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(2015AA016002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61173138,61272452,61332018)
文摘Virtual trusted platform module （vTPM） is an impor- tant part in building trusted cloud environment. Aiming at the remediation of lack of effective security assurances of vTPM in- stances in the existing virtual TPM architecture, this paper pre- sents a security-improved scheme for virtual TPM based on ker- nel-based virtual machine （KVM）. By realizing the TPM2.0 speci- fication in hardware and software, we add protection for vTPM＇s secrets using the asymmetric encryption algorithm of TPM. This scheme supports the safety migration of a TPM key during VM-vTPM migration and the security association for different virtual machines （VMs） with vTPM instances. We implement a virtual trusted platform with higher security based on KVM virtual infrastructure. The experiments show that the proposed scheme can enhance the security of virtual trusted platform and has fewer additional performance loss for the VM migration with vTPM.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61272447)
文摘Trusted attestation is the main obstruction preventing large-scale promotion of cloud computing. How to extend a trusted relationship from a single physical node to an Infrastructure-as-a-Service （laaS） platform is a problem that must be solved. The laaS platform provides the Virtual Machine （VM）, and the Trusted VM, equipped with a virtual Trusted Platform Module （vTPM）, is the foundation of the trusted laaS platform. We propose a multi-dimensional trusted attestation architecture that can collect and verify trusted attestation information from the computing nodes, and manage the information centrally on a cloud management platform. The architecture verifies the laaS＇s trusted attestation by apprising the VM, Hypervisor, and host Operating System＇s （OS） trusted status. The theory and the technology roadmap were introduced, and the key technologies were analyzed. The key technologies include dynamic measurement of the Hypervisor at the process level, the protection of vTPM instances, the reinforcement of Hypervisor security, and the verification of the laaS trusted attestation. A prototype was deployed to verify the feasibility of the system. The advantages of the prototype system were compared with the Open CIT （Intel Cloud attestation solution）. A performance analysis experiment was performed on computing nodes and the results show that the performance loss is within an acceptable range.
