An OpenFlow-based architecture for IaaS security

Cloud Computing technology and its service model, Infrastructure as a Service, are emerging as the leading approaches to encourage the scalable and efficient utilization of resources and the convenient consumption of elastic services. Despite all the advantages that derive from the application of Cloud Computing IaaS model, when dealing with mission and safety critical infrastructures "built in the cloud", it is needed to be also aware of the security gaps and concerns. In this work we present our proposed architecture to tackle cloud security issues and we describe the first results of our experimental campaign.