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Establishing Trust in Cloud Computing
September/October 2010 (vol. 12 no. 5)
pp. 20-27
Khaled M. Khan, Qatar University
Qutaibah Malluhi, Qatar University

How can cloud providers earn their customers' trust when a third party is processing sensitive data in a remote machine located in various countries? Emerging technologies can help address the challenges of trust in cloud computing.

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Index Terms:
Hybrid cloud computing, trust, control on data, private enclave, certification, reflection of security profile, information technology, cloud computing, security and privacy
Citation:
Khaled M. Khan, Qutaibah Malluhi, "Establishing Trust in Cloud Computing," IT Professional, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 20-27, Sept.-Oct. 2010, doi:10.1109/MITP.2010.128
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