In contemporary times where, data privacy and security is of utmost importance especially in mobile computing and cloud computing, proposing a privacy solution like 'Mimesis Aegis ' application is a very good effort. The authors of the paper have come up with a mobile application that is a privacy-preserving system which protects the privacy of user data stored in the cloud.
Mimesis Aegis (M-Aegis) application:
1. The motive behind this application is to disable abuse of plain text data from mobile phones by third-party and un-trusted entities that are responsible for transferring the data to the cloud.
2. A mobile application that support privacy and encryption of data that is shared with cloud services.
3. The application works with a target client app (TCA) like Gmail, Facebook chat, WhatsApp, Google hangout and other messenger apps that store user data on the cloud.
4. When enabled, the application mimics the target user interface and experience (e.g. Gmail), captures data and converts it into secure data in order to be utilized by cloud services.
5. The application takes plain text data from a mobile application and converts it to cipher text which is utilized by cloud services. The encryption is provided using 'Searchable Encryption Scheme (EDESE) ' encryption/decryption technique developed by the authors as well as, cryptographic hashing like HMAC, password-based key generation techniques like PBKDF2 and SHA-1 are utilized.
5. The user has the option to enable or
Smartphones and tablets are both widely used by more than half of the population worldwide. They deliver speed, convenience, resourcefulness, and enjoyment through the millions of applications that anyone with basic or advanced programming knowledge can make. These applications are available through the IOS and Android markets. Although smartphone and tablet applications provide individuals with information, useful services and entertainment such as maps, Facebook, and even music players such as Pandora, they can also invade an individual’s privacy. Some researchers warn that there are actually a high percentage of smartphone applications that may threaten privacy. Every application must go through compliance requirements and it can be said that most people will not install and/or download any application that they don’t and/or wouldn’t trust. One of the largest concerns for application privacy is the ability for the device to gather personal information on the owner of the device and even additional information from the contact list. Some applications are believed to gather information such as phone numbers and even web habits. The smartphone and tablet alike have changed the way people communicate, work, and find their way through the world, carrying with them what could possibly be the latest tracking device.
We provide secure and privacy-preserving accs escontrol to users, which guarantees any member in agroup to anonymously utilize the cloud resource.
14. The application data is encrypted by symmetric key encryption algorithm. The pre-master key and nonces from the client and the server generate the symmetric encryption keys to choose the algorithm in the handshake phase.
delivers the data to any device that the user might be working with. We facilitate access
The scope of this memorandum is to develop a research project on the subject of cloud computing security and specifically the innovative ways developers are trying to secure data in the cloud. I will briefly describe the current cloud computing security structure and discuss measurement protocols that have been developed recently in order to test and measure the effectiveness of cloud security (Yesilyurt, et al.,
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In today’s society, people are losing sight of how important privacy truly is. We, as Americans, may seem concerned about our privacy, but this “concern” does not stop us from acquiring the latest and greatest technology. Designers are building technology with no consideration of the security and privacy of their consumers. People are purchasing these new iPhones with fingerprint recognition and downloading different apps everyday with the thought of privacy and security in the back of their minds. Cell phones are becoming so advanced that consumers are able to complete multiple tasks ranging from turning their lights off at home to checking their blood pressure. The biggest question that people may have is, “who has access to this data?” Manufactures of the latest technology should increase their security of the technology in phones because it is easy for a hacker to get that information.
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Cloud computing is an emerging technology in today’s world. The services provided by the cloud is like freeware. Resources in cloud will be in shared pool. If any resources wanted in dynamic basis they are requested to shared pool and particular resources will be provided to users. Resources are will be in form of clusters. From these group cluster or master nodes are selected using Advanced Ant colony optimization algorithm. Here each node will be communicating using heart beat messages reporting their individual status to nearby node and master node. The application or data will be requested from the servers. Upon the requested services they will be provided in secure manner by DMZ(De-militarized zone) techniques. They provide three layer of security to the data requestition. They provide security to data leakage in 3 layers with various algorithm.
Usage of remote servers via internet to store, manage and process data instead of using a personal computer is known as Cloud computing. It’s a set of Information Technology services with the ability to scale up or down their service requirements. Most of the cloud services are provided by a third party service provider. In cloud computing, organizations can utilize IT services without in advance investment. Despite its benefits obtained from the cloud computing, the organizations are slow in accepting it due to security issues and challenges. Security is one of the major problems which hinder the growth of cloud. It’s not wise to handing over the important data to another company; such that clients need to be vigilant in understanding the risks of data infringement in this new environment. This paper discusses a detailed analysis of the cloud computing security issues and challenges. (Ayoleke)
Report on Security and Privacy Issues in Mobile Cloud Computing BY Kothinti Rajesh Reddy K00352721 JULY -2015 CSEN 5303-004 MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING SUMMER-1 2015 Table of contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Security in mobile cloud computing 2.1 Data Breaching 2.2 Data loss 2.3 Service traffic hijacking 2.4 Insecure interface & API 2.5 Malicious Insider 3.0 Attacks in Cloud Environment 3.1 DOS ( Denial of Service) 3.2 Malware Injection side Channel 3.3 Man in the middle attack 4.0 Operating System Security 4.1 Authentication 4.2 One time Password 4.3 Program threats 4.4 System threats 5.0 Privacy 6.0 Trust 6.1 Data remanence issue 7.0 Virtualization 7.1 Virtual Machine Monitor 7.2 Virtual machine Security 8.0 Security risk posed by management O.S 9.0 Security risk shared by digital images
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In this section we describe all the functional requirements of our service, we describe the most of the commonly used functionalities of a Mobile Cloud Infrastructure as a Service while deploying an application over the mobile cloud.