Decentralized Network for Cloud Storage

Abstract

The amount of data loss on corporate servers in cloud environments has increased significantly. In the cloud, there are many security compromises and account hijackings, resulting in severe vulnerabilities for the service. Cloud computing is one of the most popular on-demand services. Over the past decade, cloud computing has been incorporated into various industries, including health care and the military. Security has, however, been a major concern with cloud computing. There have been many approaches and security implications implemented. However, when it comes to the security and privacy of data, there are loopholes. By decentralizing the cloud, which is currently a centralized entity, the authors attempt to improve cloud security. It is possible to solve these problems by deploying a decentralized cloud. Client software encrypts, fragments data, and then a client engine distributes the data among a number of hosting nodes (servers) spread throughout the world. As a result, the user has complete ownership of his data. In their study, the authors found that decentralizing cloud solved most of the problems of centralized cloud, since it increases the security of data by fragmenting and encrypting fragments.