• SafeLib: a practical library for outsourcing stateful network functions securely 

      Marku, Enio; Biczok, Gergely; Boyd, Colin Alexander (Chapter, 2021)
      A recent trend is to outsource virtual network functions (VNFs) to a third-party service provider, such as a public cloud. Since the cloud is usually not trusted, redirecting enterprise traffic to such an entity introduces ...
    • Securing Outsourced VNFs: Challenges, State of the Art, and Future Directions 

      Marku, Enio; Biczok, Gergely; Boyd, Colin Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      It is becoming increasingly common for enterprises to outsource network functions to a third party provider such as a public cloud. Besides its well documented benefits in cost and flexibility, outsourcing also introduces ...
    • Towards protected VNFs for multi-operator service delivery 

      Boyd, Colin Alexander; Biczok, Gergely; Marku, Enio (Chapter, 2019)
      Value-added 5G verticals are foreseen to be delivered as a service chain over multiple network operators with extensive outsourcing of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs). In this short paper we introduce the initial design ...