A survey of security in software defined networks

The work

AuthorsSandra Scott-Hayward; Sriram Natarajan; Sakir Sezer
Typearticle
Year2016
Also known asscotthayward2015survey
Citekeyscotthayward2016survey

Where it appeared

Published inIEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
PublisherIEEE
Volume18
Issue1
Pages623--654

Identifiers

DOI10.1109/comst.2015.2453114

Abstract

The proposition of increased innovation in network applications and reduced cost for network operators has won over the networking world to the vision of Software-Defined Networking (SDN). With the excitement of holistic visibility across the network and the ability to program network devices, developers have rushed to present a range of new SDN-compliant hardware, software and services. However, amidst this frenzy of activity, one key element has only recently entered the debate: Network Security. In this article, security in SDN is surveyed presenting both the research community and industry advances in this area. The challenges to securing the network from the persistent attacker are discussed and the holistic approach to the security architecture that is required for SDN is described. Future research directions that will be key to providing network security in SDN are identified.

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@article{scotthayward2016survey,
  title        = {A survey of security in software defined networks},
  author       = {Sandra Scott-Hayward and Sriram Natarajan and Sakir Sezer},
  year         = {2016},
  journal      = {IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials},
  volume       = {18},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {623--654},
  publisher    = {IEEE},
  doi          = {10.1109/comst.2015.2453114},
}

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