CSPW 2012 - Cloud Security and Privacy Workshop (CSPW 2012)

Moving applications into “The Cloud” increases security requirements as application data now is stored outside the domain of the data owner who must either trust the Cloud provider to a high degree, or use a security model that allows data to be stored, accessed, and manipulated in a secure manner in the cloud itself. This workshop will focus on the security challenges in the cloud specifically concerning Privacy and Confidentiality and how to achieve it. The workshop will be divided into several sections each containing 3-5 short (10 minute) presentations followed by a panel discussion of the issues raised; the panelist will consist of the presenting authors. We solicit papers that either present security challenges, or proposed solutions. Topics covered include, but is not limited to, authentication, sharing of confidential data, delegation of access authority, revocation of rights, encryption, and schemes that allow partial access to encrypted data. The workshop will be limited to 25 participants. It is likely that there will be one longer "keynote" talk.