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Mutual Trust Establishment in Cloud Storage through Minimal-Step Handshake and Adaptive Token Control

Author(s) Ms. Kalyani Komalsing Girase, Prof. Dr. Indrabhan Supdu Borse, Prof. Dr. Rajendra Vasantrao Patil
Country India
Abstract Cloud storage has become a critical backbone for data-driven applications, yet ensuring trust between users and cloud platforms remains a persistent challenge. Traditional authentication mechanisms rely on multi-step exchanges or static credentials, which increase latency and expose systems to replay, spoofing, and token-misuse attacks. This work introduces a lightweight security framework that strengthens cloud access by combining a minimal-step mutual handshake with an adaptive token control mechanism. The proposed approach enables both client and server to validate each other through a compact verification sequence, significantly reducing communication overhead while preserving strong cryptographic guarantees. Tokens issued through this framework are dynamically renewed, context-aware, and tightly bound to session behavior, providing robust protection against hijacking and unauthorized reuse. Experimental evaluation demonstrates improvements in authentication efficiency, reduced token-related vulnerabilities, and enhanced resilience against common cloud-based threats. The results show that the integration of mutual trust negotiation and adaptive token lifecycle management offers a practical, scalable, and secure solution for modern cloud environments where performance and protection must coexist.
Keywords Mutual authentication, minimal-step handshake, adaptive token control, cloud storage security, session integrity, lightweight authentication, token lifecycle management, secure cloud access
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Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-11-29
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.61588
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbdrgz
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