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Cloud-Based Virtual Laboratory for Network Security Education


Abstract:

Hands-on experiments are essential for computer network security education. Existing laboratory solutions usually require significant effort to build, configure, and main...Show More

Abstract:

Hands-on experiments are essential for computer network security education. Existing laboratory solutions usually require significant effort to build, configure, and maintain and often do not support reconfigurability, flexibility, and scalability. This paper presents a cloud-based virtual laboratory education platform called V-Lab that provides a contained experimental environment for hands-on experiments using virtualization technologies (such as Xen or KVM Cloud Platform) and OpenFlow switches. The system can be securely accessed through OpenVPN, and students can remotely control the virtual machines (VMs) and perform the experimental tasks. The V-Lab platform also offers an interactive Web GUI for resource management and a social site for knowledge sharing and contribution. By using a flexible and configurable design, V-Lab integrates pedagogical models into curriculum design and provides a progressive learning path with a series of experiments for network security education. Since summer 2011, V-Lab has served more than 1000 students from six courses across over 20 experiments. The evaluation demonstrates that the platform and curriculum have produced excellent results and helped students understand and build up computer security knowledge to solve real-world problems.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 57, Issue: 3, August 2014)
Page(s): 145 - 150
Date of Publication: 17 October 2013

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School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Le Xu is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
His research areas include service-oriented computing, network security, and education.
Le Xu is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
His research areas include service-oriented computing, network security, and education.View more
School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Dijiang Huang (M'00–SM'11) received the B.S. degree in telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, in 1995, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and telecommunications from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Sy...Show More
Dijiang Huang (M'00–SM'11) received the B.S. degree in telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, in 1995, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and telecommunications from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Sy...View more
School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Wei-Tek Tsai (M'13) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1985.
He is a Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. He is interested in service-oriented computing, education, testing and simulation and has written four books in related fields.
Wei-Tek Tsai (M'13) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1985.
He is a Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. He is interested in service-oriented computing, education, testing and simulation and has written four books in related fields.View more

School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Le Xu is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
His research areas include service-oriented computing, network security, and education.
Le Xu is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
His research areas include service-oriented computing, network security, and education.View more
School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Dijiang Huang (M'00–SM'11) received the B.S. degree in telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, in 1995, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and telecommunications from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. His current research interests are computer networking, security, and privacy.
Dr. Huang is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Network and System Management and an Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. His recent research is supported by the ONR, ARO, NSF, and HP.
Dijiang Huang (M'00–SM'11) received the B.S. degree in telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, in 1995, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and telecommunications from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. His current research interests are computer networking, security, and privacy.
Dr. Huang is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Network and System Management and an Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. His recent research is supported by the ONR, ARO, NSF, and HP.View more
School of Computing Informatics Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Wei-Tek Tsai (M'13) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1985.
He is a Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. He is interested in service-oriented computing, education, testing and simulation and has written four books in related fields.
Wei-Tek Tsai (M'13) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 1985.
He is a Professor with the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. He is interested in service-oriented computing, education, testing and simulation and has written four books in related fields.View more
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