CephVault: A secure Key Management System (KMS) for Ceph

dc.contributor.advisorKent, Kenneth B.
dc.contributor.authorRana, Subhabrata
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-23T16:06:29Z
dc.date.available2024-05-23T16:06:29Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.description.abstractOrganizations are leveraging cluster storage solutions to address expansive storage requirements. Ceph is a reliable and massively scalable cluster solution that supports object, block, and file storage capabilities on commodity hardware without a single point of failure. Despite growing popularity, the absence of native object encryption support in Ceph raises concerns about potential security vulnerabilities and data compromise. CephArmor, a cryptography interface, was previously developed to provide data confidentiality in Ceph while data is at rest. In this work, we propose a secure Key Management System (KMS), CephVault that can support key generation for various encryption schemes and key lengths required by CephArmor. CephVault, which supports twelve phases of a KMS life cycle, is developed as an intrinsic component of Ceph. We demonstrate that the proposed solution provides better features and security than other KMSs, making CephVault a competitive and preferable choice to many existing KMSs available in the Ceph ecosystem.
dc.description.copyright©Subhabrata Rana, 2024
dc.format.extentxvi, 143
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1440128405en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 11396en
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37825
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.relationMITACS
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dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineComputer Science
dc.subject.lcshBig data.en
dc.subject.lcshData encryption (Computer science)en
dc.subject.lcshInformation storage and retrieval systems.en
dc.titleCephVault: A secure Key Management System (KMS) for Ceph
dc.typemaster thesis
oaire.license.conditionother
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.C.S.

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