Privacy-preserving data sharing in portable clouds
Zeidler, Clemens; Asghar, M.
Date
2016-04Citation:
Zeidler, C., & Asghar, M. (2016). Privacy-preserving Data Sharing in Portable Clouds. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science , Vol. Volume 2: CLOSER (pp. 274-281). doi:10.5220/0005863602740281Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4265Abstract
Cloud storage is a cheap and reliable solution for users to share data with their contacts. However, the lack of standardisation and migration tools makes it difficult for users to migrate to another Cloud Service Provider (CSP) without losing contacts, thus resulting in a vendor lock-in problem. In this work, we aim at providing a generic framework, named PortableCloud, that is flexible enough to enable users to migrate seamlessly to a different CSP keeping all their data and contacts. To preserve privacy of users, the data in the portable cloud is concealed from the CSP by employing encryption techniques. Moreover, we introduce a migration agent that assists users in automatically finding a suitable CSP that can satisfy their needs.