Author : Sandip. K. Bhagat and G.P.Bhole

Cloud computing is a technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. Cloud computing allows consumers and businesses to use applications and access their personal files at any computer with internet access. As it is publicly available, the security mechanisms are of highly concern. In this paper, we have analyzed different security and application aspects of cloud computing such as confidentiality, integrity, transparency, availability, accountability, assurance. Cloud data security has many issues like users data handled remotely by many users. User should get the information about the access of his data remotely. Here we have discussed cloud data security methods like RSA based storage security system, Cloud computing data security model and Cloud information accountability framework. We have also analyzed Accountability in the cloud. Finally we have drawn conclusion about which method is most suitable for which application or type of service in the cloud.

Keywords: Cloud Computing, Data Security, Accountability

Article published in International Journal of Current  Engineering  and Technology, Vol.4,No.4 (Aug- 2014)