Abstract
Even though cloud computing has advanced over the years, the two major challenges currently faced by cloud computing are data security and trusted computing. In cloud computing applications, blockchain technology can enhance data security and trusted computing when paired with virtual machine agents and mobile agent technologies. A decentralized new framework for distributed computing is blockchain. A potential area of study is the integration of blockchain technology with cloud computing, leveraging the former's security mechanisms to enhance the latter's secure computing and storage capabilities. The usage of the proposed framework builds on the inherent security features of blockchain technology in an effort to secure data and information integrity, confidentiality and authentication in cloud environments. Through the introduction of distributed virtual machine agents, the framework increases the scalability and effectiveness of data protection mechanisms for virtual data environments that can be used to store information protected by cloud security measures. Thus, the proposed study substantiates the applicability and efficiency of the existing and emerging problems of cloud data security and this approach develops satisfactory data protection solutions.
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