Security as a Service (SasS): Securing user data by coprocessor and distributing the data

In the world of computing, security and privacy issues are a major concern and cloud computing is no exception to these issues. In this paper we outline a security protocol called as Security as a Service (SasS). We provide a mechanism for achieving maximum security by leveraging the capabilities of a processor called a cryptographic coprocessor. Further we enhance the security of the encrypted data by distributing the data within the cloud, i.e. we divide the user data into pieces called as chunks. SasS protocol gives the user a chance to define the security of their data, by leaving the option of dividing the data into chunks in the user´s hand. Based on the user requirement data will be made into chunks. Each chunk after encryption will be stored in a separate database. In this way we provide the maximum security to a user data. To our best knowledge, for the first time security is offered as a service to the user.