Access Control Framework Using Dynamic Attributes Encryption for Mobile Cloud Environment

Abstract

Unified communication allows the users to share data between multiple devices having different platform. Previously, data was stored on local servers and accessed by employees through their desktops that have security policies inbuilt. In the age of integrated communication, users can access stored data from anywhere, anytime via smart devices and 4G wireless technologies. Traditional security protocols like access control are not well suited for mobile environment. Dynamic features of mobile devices can incorporate the conventional access control scheme to escalate the security of traditional protocols. In this work, dynamic attributes like spatial or temporal attribute, application usage, unlock failures, location and proximity of mobile devices are employed to curb the access of data. Using pairs of mobile agents, the work deals with the constraints of mobile devices and provides an efficacious solution. The proposed scheme can identify the authenticity of data owner and preserve the anonymity of the user.