An Overview of Data Security Algorithms in Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is one of the current research areas in computer science. Recently, Cloud is the buzz word used everywhere in IT industries; It introduced the notion of ‘pay as you use’ and revolutionized developments in IT. The rapid growth of modernized cloud computing leads to 24 × 7 accessing of e-resources from anywhere at any time. It offers storage as a service where users’ data can be stored on a cloud which is managed by a third party who is called Cloud Service Provider (CSP). Since users’ data are managed by a third party, it must be encrypted ensuring confidentiality and privacy of the data. There are different types of cryptographic algorithms used for cloud security; in this article, the algorithms and their security measures are discussed.