Expressing and enforcing location requirements in the cloud using information flow control

Thomas F.J.M. Pasquier, Julia E. Powles

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    Abstract

    The adoption of cloud computing is increasing and its use is becoming widespread in many sectors. As cloud service provision increases, legal and regulatory issues become more significant. In particular, the international nature of cloud provision raises concerns over the location of data and the laws to which they are subject. In this paper we investigate Information Flow Control (IFC) as a possible technical solution to expressing, enforcing and demonstrating compliance of cloud computing systems with policy requirements inspired by data protection and other laws. We focus on geographic location of data, since this is the paradigmatic concern of legal/regulatory requirements on cloud computing and, to date, has not been met with robust technical solutions and verifiable data flow audit trails.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    Pages410-415
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Electronic)9781479982189
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
    Event2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015 - Tempe, United States
    Duration: 9 Mar 201512 Mar 2015

    Conference

    Conference2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityTempe
    Period9/03/1512/03/15

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