CSR:Small: Rethinking Filesystem Encryption and Auditing in the Era of Byte-Addressable Non-Volatile Memories
This research project aims to develop high performance security solutions for NVM-based storage systems. It will focus on encryption of data for emerging NVMs and implementation of auditing mechanisms. It will train graduate and undergraduate students on secure system architecture and involve students from underrepresented groups. The results of the research will be presented in conferences and journals and inform several courses at NC State.
Sponsor
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The grant—running from August 3, 2020 to July 31, 2023—is for a total of $286,105.
Principle Investigators
Amro Awad
More Details
Emerging Non-Volatile Memories (NVMs) promise convergence of memory and storage into a single system that is both fast and persistent. Existing security functions for storage systems were designed for slower storage devices, which create a performance bottleneck for faster NVMs. This research will investigate high performance security solutions for NVM based storage systems.
The first research thrust will focus on encrypting data for emerging NVMs. The second thrust investigates implementation of auditing mechanisms for NVM based storage systems.
The proposed project will train graduate and undergraduate students on architecting secure systems. The results from this research will inform several undergraduate and graduate courses. Students from underrepresented groups will be encouraged to participate in this project. The results will be published in reputed conferences and journals.