Cloud Security Flashcards

(5 cards)

1
Q

What are the three attacker models for a cloud system?

A

Honest but curious
Malicious but cautious
Malicious

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2
Q

What is the attacker model of a cloud service provider?

A

Malicious but cautious

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3
Q

What is the advantage of having confidentiality from the cloud provider?

2 things

A

You don’t have to trust its employees or subcontractors
You don’t lose data confidentiality if cloud provider gets hacked

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4
Q

What does confidentaility from the cloud provider not protect you from?

3 things

A

Data loss
Insufficient due diligence
Denial of service

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5
Q

What is cryptDB?

A

CryptDB is a middleware that protects databases deployed on cloud servers. It requires a proxy server that handles cryptographic key translation while the data is stored on unmodified database servers. Each record of the database is encrypted multiple times to preserve relationships between other records.

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