A comprehensive and systematic review of the trust debate in cloud computing

Gholamreza ahmadi¹ Hamed Monkaresi²

1) PhD student at Razi University of Kermanshah,
2) Assistant Professor, Razi University of Kermanshah,

Publication : National Conference on Information Technology, Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Technological Futures Studies(itnaf.ir)
Abstract :
With the rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT)-based technologies and the increasing need for data processing at the edge of the network, fog computing has become a vital and growing role as an intermediate architecture between cloud and edge computing. However, the distributed, heterogeneous, and dynamic nature of this environment has created numerous security challenges, especially in the field of trust management. This paper provides a comprehensive systematic review of trust management methods and approaches in fog computing and analyzes and reviews in detail various methods including reputation-based models, machine learning, blockchain, and hybrid methods. It also examines trust assessment criteria, open challenges, future research directions, and practical applications in real environments. The results of this review show that none of the existing methods alone can meet all the complex needs of the fog environment, and the use of hybrid, intelligent, and adaptive solutions is essential to achieve desired levels of trust.
Keywords : trust fog computing internet of things cybersecurity trust management blockchain machine learning