State-of-the-art technologies for highly secure cloud computing environments using novel agile cryptography

Smart attribute-based encryption for Internet of Things and cloud systems

When it comes to storage and processing, big companies and public authorities are sometimes reluctant to entrust their most sensitive data to external parties. Experts of the Austrian research centre AIT Austrian Institute of Technology are working on concepts to better protect data in the cloud by means of novel agile cryptography. They are designing secure cloud services which support collaborative work on cryptographically protected data, i.e., with support for selective fine grained access control and built-in resiliency. Furthermore, the institute is developing privacy enhancing technologies which are used to build trustworthy identity management systems and privacy friendly smart applications for cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT).

The cloud computing paradigm shares many aspects of current IT enterprise infrastructures (e.g. security management in organisations, facility management, regulatory frameworks), but with increasing concerns about security, reliability, and information security. For that reason, AIT offers state-of-the-art concepts, methods, and technologies for implementing protected, reliable, and highly secure cloud computing environments for critical IT infrastructures.

A special emphasis is given to the integration of cryptographic methods on all levels to achieve strong security and privacy guarantees by design. Furthermore, the research at AIT focuses on system design and integration of quantum cryptography solutions as well as product development using quantum inspired technologies to support research and development activities in quantum optics and other applied research fields such as life sciences.