Multi-tenant data isolation techniques in public clouds assessing the effectiveness of isolation mechanisms

Karthik Venkatesh Ratnam 1 and Rajashekar Reddy Yasani 2, *

1 Southern Methodist University, USA.
2 Murray State University, USA.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(01), 529–539
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0402
 
Publication history: 
Received on 02 August 2021; revised on 22 October 2021; accepted on 26 October 2021
 
Abstract: 
Cloud computing is characterized by its capacity for multiple tenants to share a single cloud infrastructure, which is known as multi-tenancy. Even while it offers cost-efficiency and resource optimization, implementing multi-tenancy raises a number of distinct security challenges. With an emphasis on isolation and access control methods, this paper aims to offer a thorough investigation into the security of multi-tenancy in cloud computing. In this study, the potential dangers that are linked with co-located tenants are investigated, and a variety of measures that can be used to guarantee strong isolation between renters are discussed. Furthermore, the research examines access control methods including Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to enforce finer-grained access permissions. Both cloud service providers and tenants can enhance cloud security by learning and using effective isolation and access control mechanisms. This will help with multi-tenant setups and overall cloud security.
 
Keywords: 
Multi-tenancy security; Cloud computing; Isolation; Access control; Co-located tenants
 
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