Lecture 27 Final27最后的演讲.pptVIP

CS162Operating Systems andSystems ProgrammingLecture 27ManyCore OS andPeer-to-peer Systems December 10, 2007 Prof. John Kubiatowicz /~cs162 Requests for Final topics Some topics people requested: Dragons: too big of a topic for today ManyCore Systems Parallel OSs Embedded OSs Peer-to-Peer Systems (OceanStore) Virtual reality/enhancement Quantum Computing Today: A couple of topics to finish from last time ManyCore/Parallel OS Embedded OS (realtime systems) Peer-to-Peer Systems (OceanStore) Other Topics: Come look for me at office hours (Or any other time) Security Terms Virus: A piece of code that attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels Most attached to executable files, so don’t get activated until the file is actually executed Once caught, can hide in boot tracks, other files, OS Worm: Similar to a virus, but capable of traveling on its own Takes advantage of file or information transport features Because it can replicate itself, your computer might send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself Trojan Horse: Named after huge wooden horse in Greek mythology given as gift to enemy; contained army inside At first glance appears to be useful software but does damage once installed or run on your computer Security Problems: Buffer-overflow Condition #define BUFFER SIZE 256 int process(int argc,  char *argv[]) { char buffer[BUFFER SIZE]; if (argc 2) return -1; else { strcpy(buffer,argv[1]); return 0; } } The Morris Internet Worm: The beginning of chaos Internet worm (Self-reproducing) Author Robert Morris, a first-year Cornell grad student Launched close of Workday on November 2, 1988 Within a few hours of release, it consumed resources to the point of bringing down infected machines Techniques Exploited UNIX networking features (remote access) Bugs in finger (buffer overflow) and sendmail programs (debug mode allowed remote login) Dictionary lookup-based p