Research Article
An Intelligent Blockchain and Software-Defined Networking-Based Evidence Collection Architecture for Cloud Environment
Algorithm 4
Efficient Evidence Collection Method (Pseudocode).
| | Input: cloud, user, data | | Outcome: collected digital evidence | | (1) | Start | | (2) | For every CUi ϵ CU | | (3) | Creates Cloud users with GNNSC | | (4) | End for | | (5) | For every data | | (6) | U1 stores d1 in Infrastructure as a Cloud Service | | (7) | Create the block for d1 | | (8) | Calculate Hash value (d1) with the help of Equation (10) | | (9) | Track d1 and modernize the evidence | | (10) | End for | | (11) | For every transaction on d1 | | (12) | Store Log timestamp, source or origin IP, Visual machine disk filetransaction hashdetails, Virtual Machine server, actions made, etc. | | (13) | If (Graphtheoryrulesarenottrue)//GNNSC | | (14) | Report Generation | | (15) | Else | | (16) | Do not produce the report | | (17) | End of if | | (18) | End of for | | (19) | End |
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