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Security Assurance Requirements for Linux Application Container Deployments

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Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Abstract

In order for security solutions for application container environments to effectively meet their security objectives, it is necessary to analyze those security solutions and detail the metrics they must satisfy in the form of security assurance requirements. Since Linux and its various distributions form the predominant host OS component of the deployed container platforms, the focus of this document is on security assurance requirements for security solutions for application containers hosted on Linux.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8176
Report Number
8176
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

application container, capabilities, Cgroups, container image, container registry, kernel loadable module, Linux kernel, namespace, Trusted Platform Module.
Cloud computing and virtualization, Identity and access management, Cybersecurity and privacy, Cryptography, Risk management and Software defined and virtual networks

Citation

Chandramouli, R. (2017), Security Assurance Requirements for Linux Application Container Deployments, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8176 (Accessed October 7, 2025)

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Created October 11, 2017, Updated May 4, 2021
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