{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3213317411","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3460120.3484804","title":"APECS: A Distributed Access Control Framework for Pervasive Edge Computing Services","display_name":"APECS: A Distributed Access Control Framework for Pervasive Edge Computing Services","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-11-12","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3213317411","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3460120.3484804","mag":"3213317411"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3460120.3484804","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3460120.3484804","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2021 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5109485059","display_name":"Sean Dougherty","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47838141","display_name":"Saint Louis University","ror":"https://ror.org/01p7jjy08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47838141"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Sean Dougherty","raw_affiliation_strings":["Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47838141"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5017483450","display_name":"Reza Tourani","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-4546"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47838141","display_name":"Saint Louis University","ror":"https://ror.org/01p7jjy08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47838141"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Reza Tourani","raw_affiliation_strings":["Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47838141"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5050199237","display_name":"Gaurav Panwar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-0667"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I10052268","display_name":"New Mexico State University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hpz7z43","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Gaurav Panwar","raw_affiliation_strings":["New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059603108","display_name":"Roopa Vishwanathan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6954-052X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I10052268","display_name":"New Mexico State University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hpz7z43","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Roopa Vishwanathan","raw_affiliation_strings":["New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029387062","display_name":"Satyajayant Misra","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7347-984X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I10052268","display_name":"New Mexico State University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hpz7z43","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Satyajayant Misra","raw_affiliation_strings":["New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I10052268"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5113908985","display_name":"Srikathyayani Srikanteswara","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1343180700","display_name":"Intel (United States)","ror":"https://ror.org/01ek73717","country_code":"US","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1343180700"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Srikathyayani Srikanteswara","raw_affiliation_strings":["Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1343180700"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5109485059"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47838141"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.0963,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":22,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.89493014,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1405","last_page":"1420"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10237","display_name":"Cryptography and Data Security","score":0.9983999729156494,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10237","display_name":"Cryptography and Data Security","score":0.9983999729156494,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11614","display_name":"Cloud Data Security Solutions","score":0.9948999881744385,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10764","display_name":"Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data","score":0.9932000041007996,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/edge-computing","display_name":"Edge computing","score":0.7630714178085327},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7611724138259888},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/server","display_name":"Server","score":0.7223619818687439},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cloud-computing","display_name":"Cloud computing","score":0.7014700770378113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.6161590814590454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/enhanced-data-rates-for-gsm-evolution","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","score":0.548102617263794},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/access-control","display_name":"Access control","score":0.5417014956474304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/authentication","display_name":"Authentication (law)","score":0.5231634378433228},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.4654548764228821},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/encryption","display_name":"Encryption","score":0.4528525471687317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.2550610601902008},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.12972590327262878}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778456923","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5337692","display_name":"Edge computing","level":3,"score":0.7630714178085327},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7611724138259888},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93996380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44127","display_name":"Server","level":2,"score":0.7223619818687439},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79974875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483639","display_name":"Cloud computing","level":2,"score":0.7014700770378113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.6161590814590454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162307627","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204833","display_name":"Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution","level":2,"score":0.548102617263794},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C527821871","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228502","display_name":"Access control","level":2,"score":0.5417014956474304},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148417208","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4825882","display_name":"Authentication (law)","level":2,"score":0.5231634378433228},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.4654548764228821},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148730421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141090","display_name":"Encryption","level":2,"score":0.4528525471687317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.2550610601902008},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.12972590327262878}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3460120.3484804","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3460120.3484804","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2021 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","score":0.5299999713897705}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":20,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1972041827","https://openalex.org/W2112995928","https://openalex.org/W2136452616","https://openalex.org/W2330421065","https://openalex.org/W2597372044","https://openalex.org/W2615459164","https://openalex.org/W2767149267","https://openalex.org/W2790515622","https://openalex.org/W2806581615","https://openalex.org/W2807994135","https://openalex.org/W2808603859","https://openalex.org/W2892973429","https://openalex.org/W2911571366","https://openalex.org/W2922354596","https://openalex.org/W2946807166","https://openalex.org/W2963373072","https://openalex.org/W2986646794","https://openalex.org/W3005378045","https://openalex.org/W3028922375","https://openalex.org/W4205274849"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2092530219","https://openalex.org/W2388464034","https://openalex.org/W2533125852","https://openalex.org/W2140460949","https://openalex.org/W2105580438","https://openalex.org/W2057435755","https://openalex.org/W3121798572","https://openalex.org/W2018782216","https://openalex.org/W2101552690","https://openalex.org/W3154796165"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Edge":[0],"Computing":[1],"is":[2,29,67],"a":[3,68,138],"new":[4],"computing":[5,28,48],"paradigm":[6],"where":[7],"applications":[8],"operate":[9],"at":[10,39,86],"the":[11,40,78,81,87,126,143,154,162,179,184,193,198],"network":[12,127],"edge,":[13],"providing":[14],"low-latency":[15],"services":[16,57,85,120],"with":[17],"augmented":[18],"user":[19,62,94],"and":[20,36,58,89,95,145,177,188,200],"data":[21,96],"privacy.":[22,97],"A":[23],"desirable":[24],"goal":[25],"for":[26,109,123,156],"edge":[27,41,45,47,59,88,119,150,173],"pervasiveness,":[30],"that":[31],"is,":[32],"enabling":[33],"any":[34,117],"capable":[35],"authorized":[37],"entity":[38],"to":[42,115,136,148,168,196],"provide":[43,189],"desired":[44],"services--pervasive":[46],"(PEC).":[49],"However,":[50],"efficient":[51],"access":[52,106,167],"control":[53,107],"of":[54,84,181,202],"users":[55,114],"receiving":[56],"servers":[60,76],"handling":[61],"data,":[63],"without":[64,121],"sacrificing":[65],"performance":[66],"challenge.":[69],"Current":[70],"solutions,":[71],"based":[72],"on":[73,192],"\"always-on\"":[74,158],"authentication":[75,144,159],"in":[77,161,183],"cloud,":[79],"negate":[80],"latency":[82],"benefits":[83],"also":[90],"do":[91],"not":[92],"preserve":[93],"In":[98],"this":[99],"paper,":[100],"we":[101],"present":[102],"APECS,":[103],"an":[104,157],"advanced":[105],"framework":[108,131,187],"PEC,":[110],"which":[111,141],"allows":[112],"legitimate":[113],"utilize":[116],"available":[118],"need":[122,155],"communication":[124],"beyond":[125],"edge.":[128],"The":[129],"APECS":[130,165,182],"leverages":[132],"multi-authority":[133],"attribute-based":[134],"encryption":[135],"create":[137],"federated":[139],"authority,":[140],"delegates":[142],"authorization":[146],"tasks":[147],"semi-trusted":[149],"servers,":[151],"thus":[152],"eliminating":[153],"server":[160],"cloud.":[163],"Additionally,":[164],"prevents":[166],"encrypted":[169],"content":[170],"by":[171],"unauthorized":[172],"servers.":[174],"We":[175],"analyze":[176],"prove":[178],"security":[180],"Universal":[185],"Composability":[186],"experimental":[190],"results":[191],"GENI":[194],"testbed":[195],"demonstrate":[197],"scalability":[199],"effectiveness":[201],"APECS.":[203]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":5}],"updated_date":"2026-03-17T09:09:15.849793","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}