S. Gejibo
ABSTRACT
Secure cloud storage is a hot topic nowadays. However, most solutions are user-centric, i.e., they focus on private data owned by a single individual. In the case of Remote Mobile Data Collection, we have many collectors continuously uploading data to a central cloud storage on one hand, and several data analysts or decision makers that require this data in real time on the other. In this paper we investigate the challenges related to this model and discuss possible solutions.
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Index Terms
- Secure cloud storage for remote mobile data collection
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Mariam Kiran
Securing the cloud is currently a major research issue. From banks and businesses to medical facilities, many organizations are thinking of moving to the cloud, but are hindered by the security concerns related to putting their files in cloud storage. This well-written paper discusses a remote mobile data collection application that attempts to solve these issues for mobile health (mhealth) applications. The authors describe the processes involved, with extensive background details and information on technologies already available. The figure for the proposed solution is particularly interesting, describing nearly all of the authentication processes for key acquisition and showing how data is transferred from one user to another. The transfer of keys presents some complex challenges, and the authors do not explain very well how this approach securely prevents unauthorized access. The paper goes on to discuss other issues such as the availability, integration, and usability of these applications, but as I understand these issues do not play a role in this topic. I would, however, like to read about them in future works. The paper lacks any discussion of the kind of threats one might face when using mhealth architectures and the business objective of actually migrating to one. Also, the authors do not discuss practical implementations of the application, as it seems to be in a planning phase. This too would be interesting to see in the future. All in all, I found this to be a good starting point for researchers currently investigating mhealth issues. Online Computing Reviews Service
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