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A Novel SQLite-Based Bare PC Email Server

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Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis (BDAS 2019)

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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.

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  1. College of Business, Mathematics and Science, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN, 56601, USA

    Hamdan Alabsi

  2. Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD, 21212, USA

    Ramesh Karne, Alex Wijesinha, Rasha Almajed & Faris Almansour

  3. IST Department, Penn State University, Abington, PA, 19001, USA

    Bharat Rawal

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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: Kozielski, S., Mrozek, D., Kasprowski, P., Małysiak-Mrozek, B., Kostrzewa, D. (eds) Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Paving the Road to Smart Data Processing and Analysis. BDAS 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1018. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19093-4_25

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