We introduce a static information flow analysis for dynamic systems. Based on user-configurable trust assumptions, our approach computes an information flow graph on top of a system model graph. The edges in this information flow graph are annotated with dependencies on the trust assumptions’ conditions, which operate on node attributes and connectivity. A dynamic system model is described as a graph delta of incremental and decremental node and edge changes as well as node attribute changes. Our differential analysis computes the impact of a system model graph delta on the information flow graph based on the information flow edges’ dependencies. We apply our approach to the practical and important problem of tenant isolation in dynamic virtualized infrastructures.
Keywords: Gross, Moedersheim, Modersheim
By: S. Bleikertz, T. Groß, S Mödersheim
Published in: RZ3893 in 2016
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