A NoSQL DBMS Transparent Data Encryption Approach for Cloud/Edge Continuum
Valeria Lukaj, Alessio Catalfamo, Francesco Martella, Maria Carolina Fazio, Massimo Villari, Antonio Celesti · 2023
Edge systems are increasingly popular for data collection and processing. Typically, due to their limited storage capacity, pieces of data are continuously exchanged with Cloud systems which store them in distributed DataBase Management System (DBMS). This scenario, known as Cloud/Edge Continuum, is critical from a data security point of view as it is exposed to many risks. Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is proposed as a possible solution for encrypting database files. However, current solutions do not suit the Cloud/Edge continuum requirements. In this paper, we aim at fulfilling this gap by proposing a solution to encrypt the data locally at the Edge and transfer them to a distributed database over the Cloud. Our approach allows us to perform queries directly on encrypted data over the Cloud and to retrieve them on the Edge for decryption. Experiments performed on different NoSQL DBMS solutions demonstrate the feasibility of our approach.