SOV2C2: Secure Orthogonal View of Virtualization in Cloud Computing
M. Jaiganesh · The Smart Computing Review · 2012
Cloud computing is starting a new era in getting information through any Internet connection via any connected device. It provides a pay by use method. The services required by the clients are offered on-demand. Cloud service providers treat the client as a virtual client to accommodate the virtual environment of cloud computing. The major issue in cloud computing is providing security against the unauthenticated accessibility of cloud services. We propose a prototype called secure orthogonal view to handle the security issues occurring at the hypervisor level and at the datacenter level. The attacker may enter the cloud through a hypervisor zone or datacenter zone and cause threats to the data of legitimate users. It is based on a virtual management perception called a Cloud Administrator that handles the security at two levels called virtual hypervisor security (VHS) and Datacenter Security (DCS). We analyzed and discussed factors and their issues to secure a view’s solutions by classifying VHS and DCS using a KVM emulator. These secure view scenarios are prepared to overcome the current cloud computing security issues and have become a strong base for next-generation secure systems.