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A Quality Model for Evaluating Encryption-as-a-Service

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Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage (SpaCCS 2017)

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Cloud computing is a promising paradigm and seen as a trend on information and technology. However, it is a challenge to ensure the security of cloud computing. Compared with other security schemes, Encryption-as-a-Service (EaaS) not only avoids the risk of cloud, but also is more efficient. For commercial success of Encryption-as-a-Service, we present a quality model to evaluate the quality level of service. We define four quality characteristics of Encryption-as-a-Service, and propose the corresponding metrics based on practical experience and research. Moreover, we define \( LE_{EaaS} \) as a comprehensive metric for the quality level, and determine weighting coefficients utilizing CRITIC method, which will make the evaluation more practical.

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  1. Zhengzhou Information Science and Technology Institute, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China

    Jin Wu, Zhiqiang Zhu & Songhui Guo

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  1. Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China

    Guojun Wang

  2. Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

    Mohammed Atiquzzaman

  3. Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

    Zheng Yan

  4. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

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Wu, J., Zhu, Z., Guo, S. (2017). A Quality Model for Evaluating Encryption-as-a-Service. In: Wang, G., Atiquzzaman, M., Yan, Z., Choo, KK. (eds) Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage. SpaCCS 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10658. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72395-2_51

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