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    Exploiting processor side channels to enable cross VM malicious code execution

    Author
    D'Antoine, Sophia M.
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    Yener, Bülent, 1959-; Szymanśki, Bolesław; Spooner, David;
    Date Issued
    2015-05
    Subject
    Computer science
    Degree
    MS;
    Terms of Use
    This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
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    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/1469
    Abstract
    Given the rise in popularity of cloud computing and platform-as-a-service, vulnerabilities inherent to systems which share hardware resources will become increasingly attractive targets to malicious software authors. This thesis first classifies the possible mediums for hardware side channel construction. Then we construct potential adversarial models associated with each. Additionally, a novel side channel is described and implemented across the central processing unit using out of order execution. Finally, this thesis constructs seven adversarial applications, one from each adversarial model. These applications are deployed across a novel side channel to prove existence of each exploit. We then analyze successful detection and mitigation techniques of the side channel attacks.;
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    May 2015; School of Science
    Department
    Dept. of Computer Science;
    Publisher
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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    Rensselaer Theses and Dissertations Online Collection;
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