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Handling confidential Data on the Untrusted Cloud: An Agent-based Approach

Authors:
Ernesto Damiani
Francesco Pagano

Keywords: Information sharing; privacy; distributed data; cloud computing; multi-agent systems

Abstract:
Cloud computing allows shared computer and storage facilities to be used by a multitude of clients. While cloud management is centralized, the information resides in the cloud and information sharing can be implemented via offthe- shelf techniques for multiuser databases. Users, however, are very diffident for not having full control over their sensitive data. Untrusted database-as-a-server techniques are neither readily extendable to the cloud environment nor easily understandable by non-technical users. To solve this problem, we present an approach where agents share reserved data in a secure manner by the use of simple grant and revoke permissions on shared data.

Pages: 61 to 67

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2010

Publication date: November 21, 2010

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4294

ISBN: 978-1-61208-106-9

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 21, 2010 to November 26, 2010