D. Stalin David¹, Mamoona Anam², Chandraprabha Kaliappan³, S. Arun Mozhi Selvi⁴, Dilip Kumar Sharma⁵, Pankaj Dadheech⁶, Sudhakar Sengan^7,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 2581-2600, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020213 - 27 September 2021

Abstract Recently, an innovative trend like cloud computing has progressed quickly in Information Technology. For a background of distributed networks, the extensive sprawl of internet resources on the Web and the increasing number of service providers helped cloud computing technologies grow into a substantial scaled Information Technology service model. The cloud computing environment extracts the execution details of services and systems from end-users and developers. Additionally, through the system’s virtualization accomplished using resource pooling, cloud computing resources become more accessible. The attempt to design and develop a solution that assures reliable and protected authentication and authorization More >

Mansour Hammoud Alruwies¹, Shailendra Mishra^2,*, Mohammed Abdul Rahman AlShehri¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.3, pp. 995-1005, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019355 - 24 September 2021

Abstract Information technology companies have grown in size and recognized the need to protect their valuable assets. As a result, each IT application has its authentication mechanism, and an employee needs a username and password. As the number of applications increased, as a result, it became increasingly complex to manage all identities like the number of usernames and passwords of an employee. All identities had to be retrieved by users. Both the identities and the access rights associated with those identities had to be protected by an administrator. Management couldn’t even capture such access rights because… More >

V. Rajkumar^1,*, M. Prakash², V. Vennila³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 779-793, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019622 - 09 September 2021

Abstract Cloud storage is an incipient technology in today’s world. Lack of security in cloud environment is one of the primary challenges faced these days. This scenario poses new security issues and it forms the crux of the current work. The current study proposes Secure Interactional Proof System (SIPS) to address this challenge. This methodology has a few key essential components listed herewith to strengthen the security such as authentication, confidentiality, access control, integrity and the group of components such as AVK Scheme (Access List, Verifier and Key Generator). It is challenging for every user to… More >

Kun Yang¹, Xuanxu Jin², Xingyu Zeng^1,*

Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 187-199, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2021.026735 - 09 February 2022

Abstract In the environment of big data, the traditional access control lacks effective and flexible access mechanism. Based on attribute access control, this paper proposes a HBMC-ABAC big data access control framework. It solves the problems of difficult authority change, complex management, over-authorization and lack of authorization in big data environment. At the same time, binary mapping codes are proposed to solve the problem of low efficiency of policy retrieval in traditional ABAC. Through experimental analysis, the results show that our proposed HBMC-ABAC model can meet the current large and complex environment of big data. More >

N. R. Rejin Paul^1,*, D. Paul Raj²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3079-3093, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018993 - 24 August 2021

Abstract Security is an essential part of the cloud environment. For ensuring the security of the data being communicated to and from the cloud server, a significant parameter called trust was introduced. Trust-based security played a vital role in ensuring that the communication between cloud users and service providers remained unadulterated and authentic. In most cloud-based data distribution environments, emphasis is placed on accepting trusted client users’ requests, but the cloud servers’ integrity is seldom verified. This paper designs a trust-based access control model based on user and server characteristics in a multi-cloud environment to address… More >

Muhammad Asghar Khan^1,*, Fazal Noor², Insaf Ullah³, Sajjad ur Rehman⁴, Shibli Nisar⁵, Mohaira Ahmad⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.1, pp. 47-63, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016430 - 01 April 2021

Abstract The Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs) is characterized by the transition from a single large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to multiple small UAVs connected in an ad-hoc fashion. Since high mobility is the core feature of such networks, they are prone to route breaks within the links. The issue of connectivity loss can be coped with, to some extent, by making use of omnidirectional antennas. Such modification, however, curtails Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements of networks in terms of bandwidth, media access delay, coverage and others. Alternately, directional antennas have advantages over omnidirectional antennas such as improved transmission… More >

Jeonghoon Park¹, Jinsu Kim¹, B. B. Gupta², Namje Park^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.1, pp. 887-901, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015172 - 22 March 2021

Abstract The rapid advancement of IT technology has enabled the quick discovery, sharing and collection of quality information, but has also increased cyberattacks at a fast pace at the same time. There exists no means to block these cyberattacks completely, and all security policies need to consider the possibility of external attacks. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce external attacks through preventative measures. In general, since routers located in the upper part of a firewall can hardly be protected by security systems, they are exposed to numerous unblocked cyberattacks. Routers block unnecessary services and accept necessary… More >

Alaa Omran Almagrabi^1,*, A. K. Bashir²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.3, pp. 3649-3667, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015056 - 01 March 2021

Abstract The design of distributed ledger, Asymmetric Key Algorithm (AKA) blockchain systems, is prominent in administering security and access control in various real-time services and applications. The assimilation of blockchain systems leverages the reliable access and secure service provisioning of the services. However, the distributed ledger technology’s access control and chained decisions are defaced by pervasive and service unawareness. It results in degrading security through unattended access control for limited-service users. In this article, a service-aware access control procedure (SACP) is introduced to address the afore-mentioned issue. The proposed SACP defines attended access control for all More >

Lewis Nkenyereye^1,*, S. M. Riazul Islam², Mahmud Hossain³, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud⁴, Atif Alamri⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 211-221, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013796 - 12 January 2021

Abstract The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) offers an infrastructure made of smart medical equipment and software applications for healthcare services. Through the internet, the IoMT is capable of providing remote medical diagnosis and timely health services. The patients can use their smart devices to create, store and share their electronic health records (EHR) with a variety of medical personnel including medical doctors and nurses. However, unless the underlying commination within IoMT is secured, malicious users can intercept, modify and even delete the sensitive EHR data of patients. Patients also lose full control of their EHR… More >

Tao Feng^1,*, Hongmei Pei¹, Rong Ma¹, Youliang Tian², Xiaoqin Feng³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.1, pp. 871-890, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.012146 - 30 October 2020

Abstract Data privacy is important to the security of our society, and enabling authorized users to query this data efficiently is facing more challenge. Recently, blockchain has gained extensive attention with its prominent characteristics as public, distributed, decentration and chronological characteristics. However, the transaction information on the blockchain is open to all nodes, the transaction information update operation is even more transparent. And the leakage of transaction information will cause huge losses to the transaction party. In response to these problems, this paper combines hierarchical attribute encryption with linear secret sharing, and proposes a blockchain data… More >