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Is IaaS Platform Secure?

by Nitin Kamble, Prince Pradhan, Mukesh Ghanchi, Ashutosh Jaiswal
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 181 - Number 31
Year of Publication: 2018
Authors: Nitin Kamble, Prince Pradhan, Mukesh Ghanchi, Ashutosh Jaiswal
10.5120/ijca2018918181

Nitin Kamble, Prince Pradhan, Mukesh Ghanchi, Ashutosh Jaiswal . Is IaaS Platform Secure?. International Journal of Computer Applications. 181, 31 ( Dec 2018), 26-30. DOI=10.5120/ijca2018918181

@article{ 10.5120/ijca2018918181,
author = { Nitin Kamble, Prince Pradhan, Mukesh Ghanchi, Ashutosh Jaiswal },
title = { Is IaaS Platform Secure? },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Dec 2018 },
volume = { 181 },
number = { 31 },
month = { Dec },
year = { 2018 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 26-30 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume181/number31/30187-2018918181/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2018918181 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%1 2024-02-07T01:07:50.260814+05:30
%A Nitin Kamble
%A Prince Pradhan
%A Mukesh Ghanchi
%A Ashutosh Jaiswal
%T Is IaaS Platform Secure?
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 181
%N 31
%P 26-30
%D 2018
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

This paper put insight on how the security mechanisms enforced by cloud computing providers of their IaaS platforms and enabling their users to utilize the platforms securely. This paper provides the assessment of two popular IaaS platforms with respect to the following criteria: network security, authentication and API security, security attack protection and high availability, logging and monitoring, access right control, and security. The assessment is based on the information provided by cloud computing providers and usage of the IaaS platforms.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Cloud computing Infrastructure as a Service security Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Platform.