Security Reference Monitor

Build a Reference Monitor

• Goal: Better understand security mechanisms
• Task: Write a reference monitor for the Seattle VM (version 2.0)
• Get a basic understanding about reference monitors
• You will have to build reference monitor in Repy V2(Restricted Python for Seattle) using instructions.
• Go to the following link: https://github.com/SeattleTestbed/docs/blob/master/EducationalAssignments/ABStoragePartOne.md
• Use instructions on the page above to download Repy V2. Go to next slide to know what your reference monitor should do.

Attack Reference Monitors

• Goal: Better understand security mechanisms
• Task: Attack other reference monitors
• Go to the following link: https://github.com/SeattleTestbed/docs/blob/master/EducationalAssignments/ABStoragePartTwo.md

Fix your reference monitor

• Examine the test cases that break your solutio
• For reference and instructions, use the link below: https://github.com/SeattleTestbed/docs/blob/master/EducationalAssignments/ABStoragePartThree.md