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IDS on Raspberry Pi: A Performance Evaluation
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Computer Science.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Computer Science.
2015 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 5 credits / 7,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
IDS på Raspberry Pi : En prestandautvärdering (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

This is a report on the possibility of using a Raspberry Pi as an intrusion detection system in a home environment to increase network security. The focus of this study was on how well two different generations of Raspberry Pi would be able to  handle network traffic while acting as an intrusion detection system. To examine this a testing environment was set up containing two workstation computers connected to a Raspberry Pi, each computer hosting a virtual machine. Tests measuring the network throughput as well as the CPU and memory usage were performed on each of the Raspberry Pi devices. Two models of Raspberry Pis were used; Raspberry Pi model B+ and Raspberry Pi 2 model B; each of them running the operating system Arch Linux ARM. The results of these tests were that both of the Raspberry Pis could be used as an intrusion detection system but has some limitations that could impede usage depending on the requirements of the user. Raspberry Pi 2 model B show benefits of its updated hardware by suffering lower throughput degradation than Raspberry Pi model B+, while using less of it's total CPU and memory capacity.

Abstract [sv]

Den här rapporten behandlar möjligheten att använda en Raspberry Pi som ett intrångdetekteringssystem i en hemma miljö för att öka nätverkssäkerheten. Fokusen i den här studien ligger på hur väl de två senaste generationerna av Raspberry Pi skulle kunna hantera nätverkstrafik samtidigt som den undersöker nätverkstrafiken och söker efter hot. För att kontrollera hur väl en Raspberry Pi kan fungera som ett intrångdetekteringssystem har en laborationsmiljö upprättats bestående av två fysiska maskiner som vardera används för att virtualisera en virtuell maskin. Tester för att mäta datagenomströmning, processor och minnesbelastning utfördes på var och en av Raspberry Pi. Två modeller av Raspberry Pi användes; Raspberry Pi model b+ och Raspberry Pi 2 model b, både körde operativsystemet Arch Linux ARM. Resultatet av testerna visade att det går att använda båda enheterna för att upprätta ett intrångdetekteringssystem, men det finns vissa begränsningar i enheterna vilket kan begränsa implementationsmöjligheterna. Raspberry Pi 2 model B uppvisade bättre resultat i form av att den är lägre belastad och har en högre datagenomströmning till skillnad från Raspberry Pi model B+. Raspberry Pi 2 model B har nyare och snabbare hårdvara vilket är den troliga orsaken till att den presterar bättre.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 27
Keywords [en]
IDS, intrusion detection system, Raspberry Pi model B+, Raspberry Pi 2 model B, Arch Linux ARM, Snort, network, security, throughput
Keywords [sv]
IDS, intrångdetekteringssystem, Raspberry Pi model B+, Raspberry Pi 2 model B, Arch Linux ARM, Snort, nätverk, säkerhet, datagenomströmning
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Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-43997OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-43997DiVA, id: diva2:819555
Subject / course
Computer Science
Educational program
IT Technician, 120 credits
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Available from: 2015-06-17 Created: 2015-06-10 Last updated: 2018-01-11Bibliographically approved

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