Nist Cloud Security Reference Architecture

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Nist cloud security reference architecture.

This document describes these components individually and how they function as an ensemble. This document presents the nist cloud computing reference architecture ra and taxonomy tax that will accurately communicate the components and offerings of cloud computing. National institute of standards and technology u s. A fundamental reference point based on the nist definition of cloud computing is needed to describe an overall framework that can be used government wide.

As of the date of this publication there are over one thousand working group participants from industry academia and government. This actor role based model used the guiding principles of the nist cloud computing reference architecture to develop an eleven component model. Nist cloud computing. The nist cloud computing security reference architecture provides a security overlay to the nist cloud computing reference architecture published in 2011.

Economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the nation s. The national institute of standards and technology nist has been designated by federal the chief information officer cio to accelerate the federal government s secure adoption of cloud computing by leading efforts to identify existing standards and guidelines. Nist special publication 500 299. Nist sp 500 291 version 2 has been collaboratively authored by the nist cloud computing standards roadmap working group.

Nist sp 500 292 nist cloud computing reference architecture ii reports on computer systems technology the information technology laboratory itl at the national institute of standards and technology nist promotes the u s. Nist cloud computing 6. I identifies a core set of security components that can be implemented in a cloud ecosystem to secure the environment the operations and the data migrated to the cloud. Nist cloud security reference architecture functional capabilities nist sp 800 174.

Nist special publication 500 292 nist cloud computing reference architecture september 2011 nist special publication 500 293 us government cloud computing technology roadmap volume i and volume ii october 2014 nist special publication 500 299 nist cloud computing security reference architecture draft nist special publication 500 316. The purpose of this document is to define a nist cloud computing security reference architecture ncc sra a framework that. This document presents the nist federated cloud reference architecture model.