Access control policies are programs used to secure cloud resources. These polices should only grant the necessary permissions that a given application needs. However, it is challenging to write and maintain policies as applications and their required ...

The number of connected devices is growing exponentially, fueling the rise of diverse new Internet of Things (IoT) applications. While the benefits of IoT for society are undeniable, the lack of a proper Identity Management (IdM) system for IoT ...

The Solid (Social Linked Data) technology family was developed to provide the foundation for Data Sovereignty in the context of web applications. The advantage of this innovative approach is the opportunity to dynamically bind an identity to a ...

We propose a novel approach to utilize private set intersection (PSI) to achieve privacy-preserving authorization for IoT systems for the first time in this work. Our contribution includes an optimized PSI protocol that reduces communication ...

• Reward-based crowdfunding is an innovative mechanism to finance IP derivative products.
• Self-operation and authorization are typical structures of IP crowdfunding supply chains.
• Optimal strategy of decision structure with constant ...

Reward-based crowdfunding has become a widely adopted financing mechanism in the creative economy, particularly for IP derivative products, resulting in a typical crowdfunding supply chain comprising an IP owner, a crowdfunding platform, and a ...

In the continuously developing field of cyber security, user authentication and authorization play a vital role in protecting personal information and digital assets from unauthorized use. As the field of cyber security expands, traditional user ...

Cedar is a new authorization policy language designed to be ergonomic, fast, safe, and analyzable. Rather than embed authorization logic in an application’s code, developers can write that logic as Cedar policies and delegate access decisions to Cedar’s ...

The evolution of identity and access management (IAM) has been driven by the expansion of online services, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The proliferation of remote work, mobile applications, and interconnected devices has ...

Cloud computing is a new paradigm in this new cyber era. Nowadays, most organizations are showing more reliability in this environment. The increasing reliability of the Cloud also makes it vulnerable. As vulnerability increases, there will be a ...

Modern technology advancements such as Software Defined Networking (SDN) have been employed in distinct scenarios such as cloud computing and wireless networks, and have made network administration simpler since it gives greater flexibility in ...

Recently, most people have been looking for smart services that allow them to do their daily services directly without having to visit local businesses and providers [1]. As observed in recent times, citizens can now apply to open their own ...

The management of the technical reserve in Empresas Promotoras de Salud (EPS) in Colombia demonstrates adequate financial capacity to ensure the effective delivery of healthcare services. Nevertheless, the reserve's inherent nature and the ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the communications technology where, physical objects, which are basically not designed for connection, will be able to connect, create, receive and exchange collected data permanently and transparently. Many IoT ...

Application containerization allows for efficient resource utilization and improved performance when compared to traditional virtualization techniques. However, managing multiple containers and providing services such as load balancing and fault ...

The advent of the metaverse has revolutionized virtual interactions and navigation, introducing intricate access control challenges. This paper addresses the need for effective access control models in the cloud-based metaverse. It explores its distinct ...

In recent years, supply chains have evolved into huge ecosystems, demanding trust, provenance, and data privacy. Since blockchain technology (BCT) allows for the development of a distributed environment, it is ideal for supply chain management (...

• A multi-blockchain data privacy-preserving framework with fine-grained access control.
• Two separate ledgers to store business operations and contracts to maximize scalability.
• The architecture guarantees an efficient, scalable and ...

Major threat for the user’s identity stem from selecting weak passwords or re-using the same password for different systems. Modern password managers are designed to address this human factor. But in most cases this is achieved at cost of using a ...

In recent years, Decentralized Online Social Networks (DOSNs) have been attracting the attention of many users because they reduce the risk of censorship, surveillance, and information leakage from the service provider. In contrast to the most ...

• Quality uncertainty of used products is considered in remanufacturing.
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Construction machinery remanufacturing is energy-consuming and susceptible to quality uncertainty of used products, which increases the variability of cost and carbon emission and affects the production decisions of the original ...

Serverless computing which is known as Function as a service becomes a new form of cloud computing. In recent days it enables the components of cloud applications to run on multiple servers in order to provide various functionalities. However, the ...