Data Security in Mobile Cloud Computing

Abstract

Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) is a rapid growing technology these days as number of mobile users are increasing day by day. Data privacy and security due to the use of mobile devices is an aspect of major concern. MCC can offer infrastructure, computational power, software and platform services to any ordinary smartphone. There are several issues regarding the security of MCC such as network security, web application security, data access, authentication, authorization, data confidentiality, and data breach. Mobile devices do not have enough storage and CPU speed so data storage capacity in these devices is less. To achieve a secure MCC environment, security threats have to be studied and analyzed accordingly. We propose an algorithm to enhance the security of the mobile cloud which will ensure data integrity and confidentiality. This mechanism uses AES and RSA to provide better security. We also discuss the security threats in MCC environments and propose solutions for these.