Cloud environments are essential for modern computing,but are increasingly vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks(SCAs),which exploit indirect information to compromise sensitive data.To address this critical challenge,we...Cloud environments are essential for modern computing,but are increasingly vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks(SCAs),which exploit indirect information to compromise sensitive data.To address this critical challenge,we propose SecureCons Framework(SCF),a novel consensus-based cryptographic framework designed to enhance resilience against SCAs in cloud environments.SCF integrates a dual-layer approach combining lightweight cryptographic algorithms with a blockchain-inspired consensus mechanism to secure data exchanges and thwart potential side-channel exploits.The framework includes adaptive anomaly detection models,cryptographic obfuscation techniques,and real-time monitoring to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities proactively.Experimental evaluations demonstrate the framework's robustness,achieving over 95%resilience against advanced SCAs with minimal computational overhead.SCF provides a scalable,secure,and efficient solution,setting a new benchmark for side-channel attack mitigation in cloud ecosystems.展开更多
At present moment, there is a great interest in development of information systems operating in cloud infrastructures. Generally, many of tasks remain unresolved such as tasks of optimization of large databases in a h...At present moment, there is a great interest in development of information systems operating in cloud infrastructures. Generally, many of tasks remain unresolved such as tasks of optimization of large databases in a hybrid cloud infrastructure, quality of service (QoS) at different levels of cloud services, dynamic control of distribution of cloud resources in application systems and many others. Research and development of new solutions can be limited in case of using emulators or international commercial cloud services, due to the closed architecture and limited opportunities for experimentation. Article provides answers to questions on the establishment of a pilot cloud practically “at home” with the ability to adjust the width of the emulation channel and delays in data transmission. It also describes architecture and configuration of the experimental setup. The proposed modular structure can be expanded by available computing power.展开更多
Identity-based encryption with equality test(IBEET)is proposed to check whether the underlying messages of ciphertexts,even those encrypted with different public keys,are the same or not without decryption.Since peopl...Identity-based encryption with equality test(IBEET)is proposed to check whether the underlying messages of ciphertexts,even those encrypted with different public keys,are the same or not without decryption.Since people prefer to encrypt before outsourcing their data for privacy protection nowadays,the research of IBEET on cloud computing applications naturally attracts attention.However,we claim that the existing IBEET schemes suffer from the illegal trapdoor sharing problem caused by the inherited key escrow problem of the Identity-Based Encryption(IBE)mechanism.In traditional IBEET,the private key generator(PKG)with the master secret key generates trapdoors for all authorized cloud servers.Considering the reality in practice,the PKG is usually not fully trusted.In this case,the Private-Key Generator(PKG)may generate,share,or even sell any trapdoor without any risk of being caught,or not being held accountable,which may lead to serious consequences such as the illegal sharing of a gene bank's trapdoors.In this paper,to relieve the illegal trapdoor sharing problem in IBEET,we present a new notion,called IBEET Supporting Accountable Authorization(IBEET-AA).In IBEET-AA,if there is a disputed trapdoor,the generator will be distinguished among the PKG and suspected testers by an additional tracing algorithm.For the additional tracing function,except for the traditional indistinguishability(IND)and one-way(OW)security models in IBEET,we define three more security models to protect the tracing security against dishonest authorizers,PKG,and testers,respectively.Based on Gentry's IBE scheme,we instantiate IBEET-AA and give a specific construction along with a formalized security proof with random oracles.展开更多
文摘Cloud environments are essential for modern computing,but are increasingly vulnerable to Side-Channel Attacks(SCAs),which exploit indirect information to compromise sensitive data.To address this critical challenge,we propose SecureCons Framework(SCF),a novel consensus-based cryptographic framework designed to enhance resilience against SCAs in cloud environments.SCF integrates a dual-layer approach combining lightweight cryptographic algorithms with a blockchain-inspired consensus mechanism to secure data exchanges and thwart potential side-channel exploits.The framework includes adaptive anomaly detection models,cryptographic obfuscation techniques,and real-time monitoring to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities proactively.Experimental evaluations demonstrate the framework's robustness,achieving over 95%resilience against advanced SCAs with minimal computational overhead.SCF provides a scalable,secure,and efficient solution,setting a new benchmark for side-channel attack mitigation in cloud ecosystems.
文摘At present moment, there is a great interest in development of information systems operating in cloud infrastructures. Generally, many of tasks remain unresolved such as tasks of optimization of large databases in a hybrid cloud infrastructure, quality of service (QoS) at different levels of cloud services, dynamic control of distribution of cloud resources in application systems and many others. Research and development of new solutions can be limited in case of using emulators or international commercial cloud services, due to the closed architecture and limited opportunities for experimentation. Article provides answers to questions on the establishment of a pilot cloud practically “at home” with the ability to adjust the width of the emulation channel and delays in data transmission. It also describes architecture and configuration of the experimental setup. The proposed modular structure can be expanded by available computing power.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.62102299,62272362,62002288the Henan Key Laboratory of Network Cryptography Technology under Grant No.LNCT2022-A05,and the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities.
文摘Identity-based encryption with equality test(IBEET)is proposed to check whether the underlying messages of ciphertexts,even those encrypted with different public keys,are the same or not without decryption.Since people prefer to encrypt before outsourcing their data for privacy protection nowadays,the research of IBEET on cloud computing applications naturally attracts attention.However,we claim that the existing IBEET schemes suffer from the illegal trapdoor sharing problem caused by the inherited key escrow problem of the Identity-Based Encryption(IBE)mechanism.In traditional IBEET,the private key generator(PKG)with the master secret key generates trapdoors for all authorized cloud servers.Considering the reality in practice,the PKG is usually not fully trusted.In this case,the Private-Key Generator(PKG)may generate,share,or even sell any trapdoor without any risk of being caught,or not being held accountable,which may lead to serious consequences such as the illegal sharing of a gene bank's trapdoors.In this paper,to relieve the illegal trapdoor sharing problem in IBEET,we present a new notion,called IBEET Supporting Accountable Authorization(IBEET-AA).In IBEET-AA,if there is a disputed trapdoor,the generator will be distinguished among the PKG and suspected testers by an additional tracing algorithm.For the additional tracing function,except for the traditional indistinguishability(IND)and one-way(OW)security models in IBEET,we define three more security models to protect the tracing security against dishonest authorizers,PKG,and testers,respectively.Based on Gentry's IBE scheme,we instantiate IBEET-AA and give a specific construction along with a formalized security proof with random oracles.
