GS3: A Grid storage system with security features

Journal of Grid Computing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-418

  Cunsolo, Vincenzo D ^a   Distefano, Salvatore ^a   Puliafito, Antonio ^a   Scarpa, Marco L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; File system; GFAL; gLite; Grid; Integrity

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SCENARIO; ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY; AUTHORIZED USERS; COMPUTING SYSTEM; DATA SECURITY; DATA STORAGE; FILE ACCESS; FILE SYSTEM SERVICES; FILE SYSTEMS; GRID INTEGRITY; GRID SERVICES; GRID STORAGE; LIGHT-WEIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHY; OVERALL CHARACTERISTICS; SECURE STORAGE; SECURITY FEATURES; STORAGE CAPABILITY; SYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS; WORLD-WIDE NETWORKS;

ALGORITHMS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; GRID COMPUTING; MIDDLEWARE; USER INTERFACES;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 77955093129     PISSN: 15707873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10723-010-9157-9     Document Type: Article

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