Challenges in Securing the Interface Between the Cloud and Pervasive Systems

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2011

OSTI ID:1004974

Lagesse, Brent J ^[1]

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1. ORNL

Cloud computing presents an opportunity for pervasive systems to leverage computational and storage resources to accomplish tasks that would not normally be possible on such resource-constrained devices. Cloud computing can enable hardware designers to build lighter systems that last longer and are more mobile. Despite the advantages cloud computing offers to the designers of pervasive systems, there are some limitations of leveraging cloud computing that must be addressed. We take the position that cloud-based pervasive system must be secured holistically and discuss ways this might be accomplished. In this paper, we discuss a pervasive system utilizing cloud computing resources and issues that must be addressed in such a system. In this system, the user's mobile device cannot always have network access to leverage resources from the cloud, so it must make intelligent decisions about what data should be stored locally and what processes should be run locally. As a result of these decisions, the user becomes vulnerable to attacks while interfacing with the pervasive system.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1004974
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
COMPUTER NETWORKS
Cloud Computing
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
Mobile Computing
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
Pervasive Computing
SECURITY
Security
VULNERABILITY