CQSTR

Abstract

Cloud providers are in a position to greatly improve the trust clients have in network services: IaaS platforms can isolate services so they cannot leak data, and can help verify that they are securely deployed. We describe a new system called CQSTR that allows clients to verify a service's security properties. CQSTR provides a new cloud container abstraction similar to Linux containers but for VM clusters within IaaS clouds. Cloud containers enforce constraints on what software can run, and control where and how much data can be communicated across service boundaries. With CQSTR, IaaS providers can make assertions about the security properties of a service running in the cloud.