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Security Agents: A Mobile Agent based Trust Model for Cloud Computing
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 36 - Number 12 |
| Year of Publication: 2011 |
| Authors: Priyank Singh Hada, Ranjita Singh, Mukul Manmohan |
10.5120/4547-6435
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Priyank Singh Hada, Ranjita Singh, Mukul Manmohan . Security Agents: A Mobile Agent based Trust Model for Cloud Computing. International Journal of Computer Applications. 36, 12 ( December 2011), 12-15. DOI=10.5120/4547-6435
Abstract
In cloud computing infrastructure, usually cloud user has to rely on cloud service provider for transfer of data into it. It is still a matter of great concern for a cloud user to trust security and reliability of cloud services. There is major need of bringing reliability, transparency and security in cloud model for client satisfaction. The cloud user data resides on virtual machines which are located on a shared environment which makes it vulnerable to many attacks. In this paper we propose a trust model for cloud architecture which uses mobile agent as security agents to acquire useful information from the virtual machine which the user and service provider can utilize to keep track of privacy of their data and virtual machines. These agents monitor virtual machine integrity and authenticity. Security agents can dynamically move in the network, replicate itself according to requirement and perform the assigned tasks like accounting and monitoring of virtual machines.
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