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Data security and privacy-preserving in edge computing paradigm: survey and open issues

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Zhang, Jiale, Chen, Bing, Zhao, Yanchao, Cheng, Xiang, Hu, Feng·2018·IEEE Access

Abstract

With the explosive growth of Internet of Things devices and massive data produced at the edge of the network, the traditional centralized cloud computing model has come to a bottleneck due to the bandwidth limitation and resources constraint. Therefore, edge computing, which enables storing and processing data at the edge of the network, has emerged as a promising technology in recent years. However, the unique features of edge computing, such as content perception, real-time computing, and parallel processing, has also introduced several new challenges in the field of data security and privacy-preserving, which are also the key concerns of the other prevailing computing paradigms, such as cloud computing, mobile cloud computing, and fog computing. Despites its importance, there still lacks a survey on the recent research advance of data security and privacy-preserving in the field of edge computing. In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of the data security and privacy threats, protection technologies, and countermeasures inherent in edge computing. Specifically, we first make an overview of edge computing, including forming factors, definition, architecture, and several essential applications. Next, a detailed analysis of data security and privacy requirements, challenges, and mechanisms in edge computing are presented. Then, the cryptography-based technologies for solving data security and privacy issues are summarized. The state-of-the-art data security and privacy solutions in edge-related paradigms are also surveyed. Finally, we propose several open research directions of data security in the field of edge computing.

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Authors
Zhang, J., Chen, B., Zhao, Y., Cheng, X., & Hu, F.
Affiliations
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CN)
Venue
IEEE Access
Published
2018
Volume
6
Pages
18209-18237
ISSN
2169-3536 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2794596638
Cited by
514
References
145
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 82 · 2024: 72 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 86 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 7
FWCI
30.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • IEEE Access (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB0802303)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (61672283, 61602238)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20160805)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cloud Data Security Solutions
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
Keywords
edge computing, data security, privacy preservation, Internet of Things, cryptography, privacy risks, security countermeasures, fog computing, mobile cloud computing, edge computing architecture

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