LADY: Dynamic Resolution of Assemblies for Extensible and Distributed .NET Applications

Steffen Viken Valvåg, Robert Pettersen, Håvard D. Johansen, Dag Johansen

2016

Abstract

Distributed applications that span mobile devices, computing clusters, and the cloud, require robust and flexible mechanisms for dynamically loading code. This paper describes LADY, a system that augments the .NET platform with a highly reliable mechanism for resolving and loading assemblies and arranges for safe execution of partially trusted code. Key benefits of LADY are the low latency and high availability achieved through its novel integration with DNS.

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Valvåg S., Pettersen R., Johansen H. and Johansen D. (2016). LADY: Dynamic Resolution of Assemblies for Extensible and Distributed .NET Applications . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 2: CLOSER, ISBN 978-989-758-182-3, pages 118-128. DOI: 10.5220/0005912901180128


in Bibtex Style

@conference{closer16,
author={Steffen Viken Valvåg and Robert Pettersen and Håvard D. Johansen and Dag Johansen},
title={LADY: Dynamic Resolution of Assemblies for Extensible and Distributed .NET Applications},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 2: CLOSER,},
year={2016},
pages={118-128},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005912901180128},
isbn={978-989-758-182-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 2: CLOSER,
TI - LADY: Dynamic Resolution of Assemblies for Extensible and Distributed .NET Applications
SN - 978-989-758-182-3
AU - Valvåg S.
AU - Pettersen R.
AU - Johansen H.
AU - Johansen D.
PY - 2016
SP - 118
EP - 128
DO - 10.5220/0005912901180128