SSL: Easy solution to cloud security issues

Perhaps the most daunting part of the process of cloud migration is the loss of control of the most private, confidential data. The worry of technological change is nothing new to the business world, but this shift to the web has exposed companies to unprecedented risks, and today's enterprises weigh the efficiency and competitive advantage of the cloud against the risks it poses. As companies balance the business opportunities and risks that cloud computing brings, vendors are pouring in, along with a variety of new security solutions and architectures. Fortunately, there is a proven technology that brings the gospel to people often talking about a series of extremely prominent cloud security risks, the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate technology. As one of the major security standards established in computing technology for a long time, SSL encryption and authentication has become a security solution for cloud mode without suspense, because the latter relies on the safe delivery of sensitive information between online users. SSL: How to turn the tide over SSL is Internet 1.0, while cloud computing is the future. However, there is no doubt that SSL has played a huge role in addressing a range of formidable cloud security challenges. Data isolation, compliance, and data location address the nightmare of data security, regulatory issues facing business in the 21st century, and exposing private data. Fortunately, SSL provides encryption to prevent data from being spied upon when it is transmitted in the cloud. SSL also provides authentication techniques to verify the identity of any server or data receiving endpoint. Data isolation: SSL protects the bloom light. The risk of data isolation is pervasive in cloud storage. When traditional local storage technology is used, enterprise owners can fully control the location of the data and the people who access it. And in the cloud, everything changed, and the cloud service provider controls where the data is stored. Users should ask the cloud service provider not only to use SSL, but also to use a server that supports at least 128-bit encryption technology (preferably a more powerful 256-bit encryption technology). This prevents unauthorized data flow interceptors from reading data by ensuring that the user's data is moved between servers or moved between the server and the browser. SSL device authentication can further ensure that each device is authenticated before the data is transferred between servers or from the server to the browser. This will prevent illegal devices from connecting to the cloud and accessing user data. Compliance: SSL is your watch. The next step is compliance challenges, such as meeting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Oxley) and the medical Insurance Facilitation and Liability Act (HIPPA) requirements. In data isolation, SSL encryption protects against accidental disclosure of protected and private data because it can be automatically protected. SSL encryption technology allows sensitive data to be useless when intercepted or browsed by third parties without prior authorization. Data location: SSL becomes a bad environment"Green Zone". If the data is stored in the cloud, it is difficult to discern its physical location. The data may be backed up, or it may be transferred arbitrarily between servers anywhere. However, if the cloud service provider uses SSL technology for encryption during data movement, the data becomes secure. In addition, if cloud service providers are using legitimate Third-party SSL providers, such as GeoTrust or Credit Suisse, they will not issue SSL certificates to servers located in banned countries, such as North Korea or, and will not store data on their servers. Not all SSL is the same. Cloud service providers should use SSL from reputable, reliable, and secure independent certification authorities. The SSL certificate should provide at least 128-bit encryption technology, preferably based on the new 2048-bit global root system's 256-bit encryption technology. In addition, a rigorous certification process is also required. SSL certification authorities should have the best military-level data centers and disaster-recovery sites for data protection and availability. The SSL certification authority is required to audit its authentication methods annually by a third party audit institution. As each enterprise is migrating rapidly to the cloud, security becomes a problem to be solved urgently, which needs to be paid more attention. A carefully crafted approach helps to achieve more secure choices, such as ensuring that cloud service providers adopt SSL technologies that are securely and reliably authenticated. However, not all SSL is the same, and you need to make an informed choice. One of many magic weapons? SSL is not a sword to address cloud security challenges, but it is one of the many options we can choose to ignore. It is true that new technologies are necessary to address the risks of a cloud environment. There is no doubt that the drivers of known and emerging technologies come largely from industry and government standards. And as a technology, the glorious history of SSL will be the choice for this field. The recognition of the great value of technologies such as SSL raises an obvious question: are we trying to find a complex cloud security solution in a fuss? Or are many of the most ideal and appropriate solutions already available? These really deserve our serious consideration. "Responsible editor: Chen Bowen TEL: (010) 68476606" Original: SSL: Easy Solution Cloud Security problem return to network security home