Research Article
NOSArmor: Building a Secure Network Operating System
Table 5
Comparison of security features supported by NOSArmor, Rosemary [
10], SE-Floodlight [
9], SDNShield [
8], and TopoGuard [
5].
| Security building block | NOS | R | SE | S | T |
| Role-based authorization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | Host location tracker | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | Link verifier | ✓ | - | - | - | ✓ | Rule conflict mediator | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | - | Process separation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | OpenFlow protocol verifier | ✓ | - | - | - | - | System call checker | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | Resource manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
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