Security Techniques in Software Defined Network

Volume: 8    Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 2021

Pages: (36-43)

Authors: Shalini Kumari, Saumya Gupta, Dr. Sandeep Singh Kang

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Abstract

Another technique for building and tracking networks has been created by software-defined networking (SDN), but it has also updated the assault surface formed by the organization.SDN offers numerous designs that permit straightforward moderation of particular sorts of assaults, for example, DoS, and permit further work to alleviate certain assaults. In any case, SDN regularly presents new imperfections that are absent in customary organizations, for example, a nonappearance of correspondence between the control plane and the information plane. A few new advancements and strategies have been recommended to conquer shortcomings in SDN security and some extra work may likewise be applied to fix them. Current SDN work explores many measurable patterns that contribute to the state of SDN technology implementation. Because Open Flow is SDN’s most common implementation is currently being used in production environments, and IOT of research has been done to use and develop the protocol. There is anyway another exploration pattern that has work that is for the most part pertinent to SDN, including designs that give more adaptability than Open Flow. The expected study will probably follow these patterns by enhancing Open Flow protocol and suggesting more general alternatives, and this research will include further development of network design testing tools and research into Open Flow enhancements when used in production environments. This work presents a study survey review of current SDN security research and other work done in the field of SDNs that is relevant to security and a forecast of future SDN security research directions.

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Keywords

Software design networking, SDN security, Security evaluation, control plane, open-flow.