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Chapter 10

Security, Protection, and Virtualization

Part of Fundamentals of Operating System Concepts

Central question: How are system resources shielded from unauthorized access and how do modern hypervisors virtualize entire operating systems?

Objectives

  • Enforce System Protection
  • Defend Against System Threats
  • Virtualize Hardware with Hypervisors

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