Exploration of the Security of Free Data Encryption Applications for Cloud Storage
Eka Hero Ramadhani, Herman Kabetta, Amiruddin Amiruddin · IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering · 2020
Abstract Cloud storage has become an urgent need in the digital age, especially for companies with high level of work collaboration and mobile workers. To prevent data in cloud storage from being accessed illegally, the data must first be encrypted before being uploaded. However, encrypting data separately with cloud data storage media is considered to be less efficient and less secure. To that end, several data encryption applications designed specifically for cloud storage appeared in the market. However, which application is suitable for your requirement, needs to be further investigated. For this premise, in this research, an exploratory study of the security of several free applications of data encryption called Boxcryptor, Cryptomator, and nCrypted Cloud was conducted based on security parameters defined in ISO/IEC 25010. The results showed that two of five security parameters, integrity, and authenticity, are not satisfied by all the applications being reviewed, but Cryptomator outperformed the other two applications.