Muen on ARM

The Muen Separation Kernel (SK) is a specialised microkernel developed as a platform for high-security systems at the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (HSR). Muen ensures a strict and reliable isolation of components and separates security critical functions against unreliable software running on the same physical system. The programming language SPARK 2014 is used to achieve a partic- ularly high degree of trustworthiness. The Muen SK was developed specifically for the Intel x86/64 architecture and uses the Intel VT-x and VT-d technology to separate the components.

This bachelor thesis implements the main building blocks of a separation kernel for the ARMv8-A archi- tecture, leveraging in particular the recently introduced AArch64 Virtualization Extensions. This prac- tical study builds on the findings of the Student Research Study „Muen on ARM - an Evaluation“also written by the author of this paper that investigated the theoretical and practical aspects of porting the Muen SK to the ARMv8-A architecture. The target hardware platform chosen for this study is the NXP LS1012A FRDM Board.