Identity management framework for open distributed environment

Other Title(s)

إطار إدارة الهوية في بيئة موزعة مفتوحة

Dissertant

al-Karaki, Kamal Ahmad

Thesis advisor

al-Mashayikhi, Akram

Comitee Members

Utayr, Muhammad A.
al-Shaykh, Asim

University

Amman Arab University

Faculty

Collage of Computer Sciences and Informatics

Department

Department of Computer Science

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2015

English Abstract

Identity Management in Cloud computing is one of the most important security challenges for managing and assuring a secure usage over multi-provider Inter-Cloud environments with dedicated communication infrastructures, security mechanisms, processes and policies.

Many researches on this subject were reviewed and found to be helpful in providing brief background on Identity Management in cloud computing and related issues.

Some of these researches were theoretical (provided theory background basis about the subject).

Others concentrated on the framework of research undertaken.

But, the major pieces of work tackled methodology followed by previous researchers to introduce the main obstacles that hinder development of the sector and call for assistance.

This thesis describes the Identity Management challenges and threats and the available solutions, then propose an identity management framework which include Identity Management policy, bodies with multi level of authority and roles, components each with cretin functionality and procedures and organizational control framework consist technical, legal and policy control that ensure the right information at a right time provided for the right parties and guarantee the security and privacy protection

Main Subjects

Information Technology and Computer Science

No. of Pages

108

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-722046