Docker ecosystem – Vulnerability Analysis

• Published in: Computer communications Vol. 122; pp. 30 - 43
• Main Authors: Martin, A., Raponi, S., Combe, T., Di Pietro, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Containers; DevOps; Docker; Orchestration; Security; Virtual Machines; Orchestration; Containers; DevOps; Docker; Virtual Machines; Security
• ISSN: 0140-3664; 1873-703X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2018.03.011

Cloud based infrastructures have typically leveraged virtualization. However, the need for always shorter development cycles, continuous delivery and cost savings in infrastructures, led to the rise of containers. Indeed, containers provide faster deployment than virtual machines and near-native per...