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A Data Protection Approach for Cloud-Native Applications

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Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Wesley Hales

Abstract

This document addresses the need for effective data protection strategies in the evolving realm of cloud-native network architectures, including multi-cloud environments, service mesh networks, and hybrid infrastructures. By extending foundational data categorization concepts, it provides a framework for aligning data protection approaches with the unknowns of data in transit. Specifically, it explores service mesh architecture, leveraging and emphasizing the capabilities of WebAssembly (WASM) in ensuring robust data protection as sensitive data is transmitted through east-west and north-south communication paths.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8505
Report Number
8505

Keywords

data governance, data privacy, data protection, data security, in-transit data categorization, WASM.

Citation

Chandramouli, R. and Hales, W. (2024), A Data Protection Approach for Cloud-Native Applications, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8505, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958545 (Accessed October 8, 2024)

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Created September 30, 2024