CEKER: A Generalizable LLM Framework for Literature Analysis with a Case Study in Unikernel Security

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Auteurs principaux: Wollman, Alex, Hastings, John
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author Wollman, Alex
Hastings, John
author_facet Wollman, Alex
Hastings, John
contents Literature reviews are a critical component of formulating and justifying new research, but are a manual and often time-consuming process. This research introduces a novel, generalizable approach to literature analysis called CEKER which uses a three-step process to streamline the collection of literature, the extraction of key insights, and the summarized analysis of key trends and gaps. Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), this methodology represents a significant shift from traditional manual literature reviews, offering a scalable, flexible, and repeatable approach that can be applied across diverse research domains. A case study on unikernel security illustrates CEKER's ability to generate novel insights validated against previous manual methods. CEKER's analysis highlighted reduced attack surface as the most prominent theme. Key security gaps included the absence of Address Space Layout Randomization, missing debugging tools, and limited entropy generation, all of which represent important challenges to unikernel security. The study also revealed a reliance on hypervisors as a potential attack vector and emphasized the need for dynamic security adjustments to address real-time threats.
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spellingShingle CEKER: A Generalizable LLM Framework for Literature Analysis with a Case Study in Unikernel Security
Wollman, Alex
Hastings, John
Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
K.6.5; I.2.7; H.3.1; A.1; D.4.1
Literature reviews are a critical component of formulating and justifying new research, but are a manual and often time-consuming process. This research introduces a novel, generalizable approach to literature analysis called CEKER which uses a three-step process to streamline the collection of literature, the extraction of key insights, and the summarized analysis of key trends and gaps. Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), this methodology represents a significant shift from traditional manual literature reviews, offering a scalable, flexible, and repeatable approach that can be applied across diverse research domains. A case study on unikernel security illustrates CEKER's ability to generate novel insights validated against previous manual methods. CEKER's analysis highlighted reduced attack surface as the most prominent theme. Key security gaps included the absence of Address Space Layout Randomization, missing debugging tools, and limited entropy generation, all of which represent important challenges to unikernel security. The study also revealed a reliance on hypervisors as a potential attack vector and emphasized the need for dynamic security adjustments to address real-time threats.
title CEKER: A Generalizable LLM Framework for Literature Analysis with a Case Study in Unikernel Security
topic Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
K.6.5; I.2.7; H.3.1; A.1; D.4.1
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.10904