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Encryption as a Service: A Review of Architectures and Taxonomies

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Due to the rise of Internet of Things networks, targeting vulnerabilities related to the limitation of resources in devices has increased. Therefore, it is necessary to delegate encryption services to cloud and fog platforms. Encryption as a Service (EaaS) provides all cryptographic services to end-users to help them cope with their limited resources and processing capabilities. This paper reviews the existing research on EaaS platforms and categorizes them based on their underlying encryption algorithm types. We also introduce different EaaS architectures based on the location of the main components. To our knowledge, none of the existing surveys in this field have covered the aforementioned features.

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Acknowledgment

This research work is partially supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022 under the RIGOUROUS project (Grant No. 101095933). The paper reflects only the authors’ views. The Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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  1. ICTFICIAL Oy, Espoo, Finland

    Amir Javadpour

  2. Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Forough Ja’fari

  3. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Tarik Taleb

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  2. South East European University, Tetovo, North Macedonia

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Javadpour, A., Ja’fari, F., Taleb, T. (2024). Encryption as a Service: A Review of Architectures and Taxonomies. In: Martins, R., Selimi, M. (eds) Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems. DAIS 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14677. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62638-8_3

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