Cloud Computing

Glossary

Cloud security

Authentication credential    Something that an entity is, has, or knows that allows that entity to prove its identity to a system.

Cloud subscriber    An authenticated person who accesses a cloud system over a network. A cloud subscriber may possess administrative privileges, such as the ability to manage virtual machines or the ability to regulate access by users to cloud resources the cloud subscriber controls.

FedRAMP    FedRAMP allows joint authorizations and continuous security monitoring services for government and commercial cloud computing systems intended for multiagency use. The use of this common security risk model provides a consistent baseline for cloud-based technologies and ensures that the benefits of cloud-based ...