SECURED DATA STORAGE IN CLOUD

Cloud Computing has attracted people from all arenas whether it be academics or industry for last decade. The basic objective is to provide users more supple services in a transparent manner, all services are allocated in a “cloud” is a combination of devices and resources connected across the Internet. The primary services provided by cloud computing is data storage. The challenge here is to secure the data stored in cloud and examine the facilities provided the end users. The idea of this work is that cloud data storage should protect the data from an unauthorized access giving rise to various threats. Due to the nature of the cloud the data stored here is exposed to various threats resulting in data loss, incorrect data and possibility that it may be disclosed. The proposed work emphasizes on security issues evaluates how the use of different cryptographic methods will secure the data in cloud networks. The security can be achieved by securing the data in the cloud during transmission and storage with the use of various encryption algorithms whether it be symmetric or asymmetric.