HASG: Security and efficient frame for accessing cloud storage

Abstract

StaaS (Storage as a Service) has been envisioned as the next generation architecture of IT enterprise. Enterprise, individual end users move more and more important information to outsourced data centers, where the data may be misappropriated in the malicious model. Moreover, users hesitate to store data in the cloud storage because of network fluctuation. Security and availability become the main concern of cloud storage. This paper, to address these issues, presents an architecture of High Available cloud Storage Gateway(HASG). In our design, data file is divided into implicit, redundant blocks by file fragment algorithm. Part of these blocks, which are stored on different designated cloud servers, can be used to reconstruct original file. Additionally, dynamic service provider selection algorithm and redundant block mechanism for file updating is proposed to effectuate cost and bandwidth savings and accelerate data accessing. Experimental results illustrates that our design enhanced security of cloud storage and improved data access efficiency.