'One of our hosts in another country': Challenges of data geolocation in cloud storage

Nicolae Paladi; Antonis Michalas

doi:10.1109/VITAE.2014.6934507

'One of our hosts in another country': Challenges of data geolocation in cloud storage

Nicolae Paladi
, Antonis Michalas

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

19 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Physical location of data in cloud storage is an increasingly urgent problem. In a short time, it has evolved from the concern of a few regulated businesses to an important consideration for many cloud storage users. One of the characteristics of cloud storage is fluid transfer of data both within and among the data centres of a cloud provider. However, this has weakened the guarantees with respect to control over data replicas, protection of data in transit and physical location of data. This paper addresses the lack of reliable solutions for data placement control in cloud storage systems. We analyse the currently available solutions and identify their shortcomings. Furthermore, we describe a high-level architecture for a trusted, geolocation-based mechanism for data placement control in distributed cloud storage systems, which are the basis of an on-going work to define the detailed protocol and a prototype of such a solution. This mechanism aims to provide granular control over the capabilities of tenants to access data placed on geographically dispersed storage units comprising the cloud storage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479946266
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VITAE.2014.6934507
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 11 May 2014 → 14 May 2014

Conference

Conference	2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Aalborg
Period	11/05/14 → 14/05/14

Keywords

Data Protection
Secure Cloud Computing
Trusted Cloud Geolocation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Paladi, N., & Michalas, A. (2014). 'One of our hosts in another country': Challenges of data geolocation in cloud storage. In 2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit Article 6934507 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VITAE.2014.6934507

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Paladi, N & Michalas, A 2014, 'One of our hosts in another country': Challenges of data geolocation in cloud storage. in 2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit., 6934507, IEEE, 2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit, Aalborg, Denmark, 11/05/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/VITAE.2014.6934507

'One of our hosts in another country': Challenges of data geolocation in cloud storage. / Paladi, Nicolae; Michalas, Antonis.
2014 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems, VITAE 2014 - Co-located with Global Wireless Summit. IEEE, 2014. 6934507.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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