A Proposed Framework for Outsourcing and Secure Encrypted Data on OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) | Science Publications

Journal of Computer Science

Mohammed Anbar¹  Hala Albaroodi¹  Selvakumar Manickam¹ 

关键词: Security;    Cloud Computing;    Cloud Storage;    OpenStack;    OpenStack Object Storage Swift;   

DOI  :  10.3844/jcssp.2015.590.597

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Despite the numerous potential benefits of Open Source Cloud Computing (OSCC) in several industrial and academic-oriented environments, OSCC could be also associated with some risks. However, which a proper awareness to the cloud consumers or organisations, these risks can be clearly identify and avoided. OpenStack Swift security can provide a greater understanding of how OpenStack Swift functions and what types of security issues arise therein. In this study, a lightweight and robust cloud-based security model for OpenStack object storage within a cloud computing environment is proposed. Swift is a multi-user based model in which every owner encrypts her/his files; each owner uses different levels of cryptographic security. A reduction in the key distribution complexity in this diverse model with a variety of security based settings is critical. Note that proposed model incorporates cryptographic algorithms at the first level (authentication/authorisation) and a hash function to introduce a more secure access method for authentication and authorisation.

【 授权许可】

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