A new framework for security and trust in cloud computing

Abstract

Cloud computing is a new concept that refers to a pool of virtual computers resources. Dynamic and scalable internet-based development which is often presented as a service has turned it into a very interesting and significant topic. The service can be a physical machine, virtual machine, software and so on. This study has investigated the problem of building up confidence in cloud environments. To this end, it has designed a model which makes it possible for the users, based on their requirements, to compare a variety of cloud server providers and make their own choice of service provider. The proposed framework enjoys the features of continual availability of trust management service, allocating concessions to cloud service providers, of course, depending on the type of service rendered, utilizing filtering to stop improper storage of ideas, having access to continual service for storing service providers’ information and of allowing transactions to unfamiliar service providers due to risk assessment, and finally storing users’ data in the cloud based on user-defined encoded algorithm. The hopes are that the designed model owing to the above mentioned characteristics can succeed in building trust between users and cloud service providers.