A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server

Hamdan Alabsi; Ramesh Karne; Alex Wijesinha; Rasha Almajed; Bharat Rawal; Faris Almansour

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25

A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server

Hamdan Alabsi, Ramesh Karne, Alex Wijesinha, Rasha Almajed, Bharat Rawal, Faris Almansour

Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)

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Abstract

We describe a SQLite-based mail server that runs on a bare PC with no operating system. The mail server application is integrated with a server-based adaptation of the popular SQLite client database engine. The SQLite database is used for storing mail messages, and mail clients can send/receive email and share files using any Web browser as in a conventional system. The unique features of the bare PC SQLite-based email server include (1) no OS vulnerabilities; (2) the inability for attackers to run any other software including scripts; (3) no support for dynamic linking and execution of external code; (4) a small code footprint making it easy to analyze the code for security flaws; and (5) performance benefits due to eliminating OS overhead. We describe system design and implementation, and give details of the bare machine mail server application. This work serves as a foundation to build future bare machine servers with integrated databases that can support Internet-based collaboration in high-security environments.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Stanisław Kozielski, Dariusz Mrozek, Paweł Kasprowski, Bożena Małysiak-Mrozek, Daniel Kostrzewa
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	341-353
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783030190927
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25
State	Published - 2019
Event	15th International Conference Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures, BDAS 2019 - Ustroń, Poland Duration: May 28 2019 → May 31 2019

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1018
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	15th International Conference Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures, BDAS 2019
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Ustroń
Period	5/28/19 → 5/31/19

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General Computer Science
General Mathematics

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Alabsi, H., Karne, R., Wijesinha, A., Almajed, R., Rawal, B., & Almansour, F. (2019). A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server. In S. Kozielski, D. Mrozek, P. Kasprowski, B. Małysiak-Mrozek, & D. Kostrzewa (Eds.), Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings (pp. 341-353). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1018). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25

Alabsi, Hamdan ; Karne, Ramesh ; Wijesinha, Alex et al. / A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server. Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings. editor / Stanisław Kozielski ; Dariusz Mrozek ; Paweł Kasprowski ; Bożena Małysiak-Mrozek ; Daniel Kostrzewa. Springer Verlag, 2019. pp. 341-353 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Alabsi, H, Karne, R, Wijesinha, A, Almajed, R, Rawal, B & Almansour, F 2019, A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server. in S Kozielski, D Mrozek, P Kasprowski, B Małysiak-Mrozek & D Kostrzewa (eds), Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1018, Springer Verlag, pp. 341-353, 15th International Conference Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures, BDAS 2019, Ustroń, Poland, 5/28/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25

A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server. / Alabsi, Hamdan; Karne, Ramesh; Wijesinha, Alex et al.
Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Stanisław Kozielski; Dariusz Mrozek; Paweł Kasprowski; Bożena Małysiak-Mrozek; Daniel Kostrzewa. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 341-353 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1018).

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Alabsi H, Karne R, Wijesinha A, Almajed R, Rawal B, Almansour F. A novel SQlite-based bare PC email server. In Kozielski S, Mrozek D, Kasprowski P, Małysiak-Mrozek B, Kostrzewa D, editors, Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis - 15th International Conference, BDAS 2019, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2019. p. 341-353. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25

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