SDN Security: A Survey

Sandra Scott-Hayward; Gemma O'Callaghan; Sakir Sezer

doi:10.1109/SDN4FNS.2013.6702553

SDN Security: A Survey

Sandra Scott-Hayward, Gemma O'Callaghan, Sakir Sezer

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Abstract

The pull of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is magnetic. There are few in the networking community who have escaped its impact. As the benefits of network visibility and network device programmability are discussed, the question could be asked as to who exactly will benefit? Will it be the network operator or will it, in fact, be the network intruder? As SDN devices and systems hit the market, security in SDN must be raised on the agenda. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the research relating to security in software-defined networking that has been carried out to date. Both the security enhancements to be derived from using the SDN framework and the security challenges introduced by the framework are discussed. By categorizing the existing work, a set of conclusions and proposals for future research directions are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE SDN for Future Networks and Services (SDN4FNS)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SDN4FNS.2013.6702553
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013
Event	IEEE SDN for Future Networks and Services (SDN4FNS) - Trento, Italy Duration: 11 Nov 2013 → 13 Nov 2013

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Conference	IEEE SDN for Future Networks and Services (SDN4FNS)
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Trento
Period	11/11/2013 → 13/11/2013

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R1118ECI: Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT)
McCanny, J. V. (PI), Cowan, C. (CoI), Crookes, D. (CoI), Fusco, V. (CoI), Linton, D. (CoI), Liu, W. (CoI), Miller, P. (CoI), O'Neill, M. (CoI), Scanlon, W. (CoI) & Sezer, S. (CoI)
01/08/2009 → 30/06/2014
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