Chapter 13. Protection in Untrusted Environments
Solutions in this chapter:
- Using Virtual Machines to Segregate Data
- Using Virtual Machines to Run Software You Don't Trust
- Using Virtual Machines for Users You Don't Trust
- Summary
- Solutions Fast Track
- Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction
One great use of virtual machines is to provide the architecture to give someone access to a machine that can be used in an untrusted environment. Imagine one of your grandparents surfing the web. They enter a URL and make a typing mistake. They are confronted with a pop up message telling them that they have a virus and need to click on a link to fix it. How many of them would resist doing just that? There are obviously ways to prevent damaging the server and ...
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