Using replicated execution for a more secure and reliable web browser
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Date: 8 Feb 2012
Document Type: Briefing Papers
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Associated Event: NDSS Symposium 2012
Abstract:
Modern web browsers are complex. Individually, they are all prone to security vulnerabilities and crashes.However, major browsers are distinct implementations that rarely share the same vulnerability. In other words, a single attack rarely succeeds in exploiting all browsers.We propose Cocktail, a system using replicated execution of Firefox, Google Chrome,and Opera to defend against browser attacks and withstand browser crashes.