Serverless computing: a security perspective

In this article we review the current serverless architectures, abstract and categorize their founding principles, and provide an in-depth security analysis. In particular, we: show the security shortcomings of the analyzed serverless architectural paradigms; point to possible countermeasures; and,...

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Published inJournal of cloud computing : advances, systems and applications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors Marin, Eduard, Perino, Diego, Di Pietro, Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2022
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Architectures
Cloud computing
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Computer System Implementation
Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Open access publishing
Review
Security
Serverless computing
Servers
Software
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems
Statelessness
Threat models
Vulnerabilities
Cloud computing
Threat models
Security
Vulnerabilities
Serverless computing
Architectures
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Summary:In this article we review the current serverless architectures, abstract and categorize their founding principles, and provide an in-depth security analysis. In particular, we: show the security shortcomings of the analyzed serverless architectural paradigms; point to possible countermeasures; and, highlight several research directions for practitioners, Industry, and Academia.
ISSN:2192-113X
2192-113X
DOI:10.1186/s13677-022-00347-w