iDataGuard: middleware providing a secure network drive interface to untrusted internet data storage

In this demonstration, we present the design and features of iDataGuard. iDataGuard is an interoperable security middleware that allows users to outsource their file systems to heterogeneous data storage providers available on the Internet. Examples of data storage providers include Amazon S3 service, Rapidshare.de and Nivarnix. In the iDataGuard architecture, data storage providers are untrusted. Therefore, iDataGuard preserves data confidentiality and integrity of outsourced information by using cryptographic techniques. iDataGuard effectively builds a secure network drive on top of any data storage provider on the Internet. We propose techniques that realize a secure file system over the heterogeneous data models offered by the diverse storage providers. iDataGuard significantly reduces the development effort required to build applications on top of the storage offered by the IDPs. Applications written to be compatible with iDataGuard, do not have to worry where the data is stored ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: EDBT
• Authors: Ravi Chandra Jammalamadaka, Roberto Gamboni, Sharad Mehrotra, Kent E. Seamons, Nalini Venkatasubramanian
• Keywords: Data Storage Providers, Database, Diverse Storage Providers, EDBT 2008, Heterogeneous Data Storage