System Analysis of a Secure and Private Storage Cloud System

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The network solutions team in Ciena wants to setup a storage cloud to host the network analysis and visualization services they offer to their customers. The proposed storage cloud will host data describing customers' network configurations and applications that can be used to analyze the data in variety of ways. One of the primary challenges in the design and implementation of the storage cloud is the security and privacy of the hosted data. The purpose of this project is to perform a careful system analysis to determine the security and privacy issues involved in designing and implementing a storage cloud for Ciena. Our approach is to develop a quick prototype of the storage cloud and use it to host example applications from the Ciena network solutions team and examine the relevant issues. In particular, we would deploy different security mechanisms such as encrypted file systems and examine the issues it creates in terms of usability and programmability for the different users of the storage cloud. Because Ciena is yet to deploy a storage cloud for the network solutions applications they do not have solid data on the design requirements for the storage cloud. We believe a quick prototype will fix this deficiency by providing valuable data and insights into the storage cloud design and implementation from Ciena network solutions application point-of-view. In prior research projects we have examined resource management and other systems issues of large-scale platforms such as Grids and cloud computing systems. Also, we have researched data privacy problems such as information flow control in large-scale social systems and cloud computing systems. In ongoing research we are investigating lightweight architectures for multi-cloud computing systems. Therefore, Ciena could leverage our expertise in various aspects storage cloud computing design and implementation through this collaborative research project.