Sigmoid(x): secure distributed network storage

Irvine, David and Irvine, James and Goo, Swee Keow (2011) Sigmoid(x): secure distributed network storage. In: Wireless World Research Forum, 1900-01-01.

[thumbnail of wwrf_27_sigmoid_system_EPS.pdf] PDF. Filename: wwrf_27_sigmoid_system_EPS.pdf
Accepted Author Manuscript

Download (128kB)

Abstract

Secure data storage is a serious problem for computer users today, particularly in enterprise environments. As data requirements grow, traditional approaches of secured silos are showing their limitations. They represent a single – or at least, limited – point of failure, and require significant, and increasing, maintenance and overhead. Such solutions are totally unsuitable for consumers, who want a ‘plug and play’ secure solution for their increasing datasets – something with the ubiquity of access of Facebook or webmail. Network providers can provide centralised solutions, but that returns us to the first problem. Sigmoid(x) takes a completely different approach – a scalable, distributed, secure storage mechanism which shares data storage between the users themselves.