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End-to-End Security for SDN Controllers in Distributed K8s Environments for Fog and Cloud

End-to-End Security for SDN Controllers in Distributed K8s Environments for Fog and Cloud
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Author(s): Asad Khan (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)and Priyadarsi Nanda (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: 2026
Volume: 16
Issue: 1
Pages: 30
Source title: International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: B. B. Gupta (Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan)
DOI: 10.4018/IJCAC.398931

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Abstract

The deployment of software-defined networking (SDN) in distributed Kubernetes environments across fog and cloud systems introduces complex security challenges. Traditional approaches often fail to ensure secure, resource-efficient control-plane operations and verifiable node coordination at scale. This study proposes a three-layered security framework: (a) flexible control plan (FCP) integrates lightweight SDN controllers with runtime attestation for trusted execution in resource-constrained fog nodes; (b) secure software-defined offloading (SSDO) enforces encrypted, policy-driven inter-node communication and signature verification to prevent unauthorized coordination; and (c) sentinel-adaptive intrusion detection (SAID) uses an unsupervised deep learning autoencoder to detect anomalies and identify zero-day threats. Combined, these layers offer scalable, adaptive, and real-time security for distributed SDN-Kubernetes environments.

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