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A Novel Cloud-Based Multi-Tenancy Architecture with Efficient Hybrid Authentication Mechanism for Enhanced Security and Resource Optimization

A Novel Cloud-Based Multi-Tenancy Architecture with Efficient Hybrid Authentication Mechanism for Enhanced Security and Resource Optimization

Elhadj Benkhelifa, Dayan Abishek Fernando, Thomas Welsh
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 2156-1834|EISSN: 2156-1826|EISBN13: 9781466633551|DOI: 10.4018/ijcac.2013070103
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Benkhelifa, Elhadj, et al. "A Novel Cloud-Based Multi-Tenancy Architecture with Efficient Hybrid Authentication Mechanism for Enhanced Security and Resource Optimization." IJCAC vol.3, no.3 2013: pp.34-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcac.2013070103

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Benkhelifa, E., Fernando, D. A., & Welsh, T. (2013). A Novel Cloud-Based Multi-Tenancy Architecture with Efficient Hybrid Authentication Mechanism for Enhanced Security and Resource Optimization. International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC), 3(3), 34-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcac.2013070103

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Benkhelifa, Elhadj, Dayan Abishek Fernando, and Thomas Welsh. "A Novel Cloud-Based Multi-Tenancy Architecture with Efficient Hybrid Authentication Mechanism for Enhanced Security and Resource Optimization," International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) 3, no.3: 34-49. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcac.2013070103

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Abstract

This paper is presented as part of a collaborative research project to develop a complex Cloud Service Delivery Platform (CSDP). The aim of the project is to develop a new disruptive approach for service provision to enable the creation of new value chains via Cloud Technology. This paper is primarily concerned with designing and implementing a novel Multi-tenancy architecture which supports a proposed hybrid authentication mechanism for greater resource optimization with enhanced security. The contribution of this paper is three-fold. First, it provides the reader with a concise classification of security concerns together with some developed concepts namely; Security-Aware cloud platform and a Cloud Adoption Model. Second, it proposes a hybrid authentication approach, coupling Single-Sign-On (SSO) with multi-factor authentication to enable improved security for Cloud federated access. Third, is to design and implement an integrated architecture enabling this hybrid authentication solution in a multi-tenancy setting. To the best of the authors knowledge, this work has not been attempted before and is unprecedented.

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