Sustainable Green Cloud Computing: Principles and Practices

Security Architecture and Environment

Author(s): N. Suresh Kumar, T. Dhiliphan Rajkumar, T. Ananth Kumar and S. Balamurugan

Pp: 52-97 (46)

DOI: 10.2174/9798898813901126020008

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Abstract

Emphasizing architecture, trusted environments, and virtualization security, this chapter analyzes the security issues in cloud computing. It covers ideas for reducing virtual threats as well as identity management, access control, and safe execution environments. In cloud computing especially in green computing environments, security is a top concern. The chapter claims that keeping trust and sustainability in cloud services depends on robust security designs and virtualizationspecific techniques.


Keywords: Cloud security architecture, Cloud security challenges, Microarchitectures, Security architecture, Virtualization security management, Virtual threats.