Cloud Computing Security, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 12

Cloud Security Access Control: Distributed Access Control

Jim Harmening

Computer Bits, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

Randall DeVitto

Illinois State University

Orland Park, Illinois

Contents

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Layers of Security Needs

12.3 Layer 1 User Interface

12.4 Layer 2 Application Software

12.5 Layer 3 Hosting Server Operating System

12.6 Layer 4 Hosting Infrastructure Hardware and Networking

12.7 Improvement at All Levels

12.8 Multi-Level Authentication

12.9 Encryption

12.10 Password Management

12.11 Distributed Servers

12.12 Summary

References

12.1 Introduction

Cloud Security Access control can be a daunting task. Having hundreds of users accessing systems from across the world and with many different devices can require a great ...