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What Are The Security Challenges In Distributed Database

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Security challenges in Distributed Databases
Koushik Kashojjula
Graduate Student
College of Computing and Informatics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Email: kkashojj@uncc.edu

Abstract - The rapid growth of information processing industries led to the development of distributed database systems. In such systems data is stored in several locations which are interconnected. The data on several computers can be accessed and modified simultaneously using a network. Local DBMS controls every database server in the distributed database and helps to maintain consistency of the global database. In distributed database, a lot of data communication takes place owing to the diversified location of data, users, and transactions. Data may …show more content…

The concept is called Distributed Databases.
As per various experts Distributed database management system is majors build on two concepts:

Fragmentation: It is the process of dividing the data into multiple fragments and storing in it different locations based on the usage of data. The fragmentation should be done in a such a way that the reconstruction of original database is possible.

Replication: It is process of maintaining two congruent databases such that even one crashes the other node can be used as a backup. As these databases are stored in different geographic locations there will be a significant reduction of network load.

There are two types of Distributed Database management systems. They are Homogeneous and Heterogeneous database management systems.

1.1. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
This study report aims at identifying the possible security challenges for Distributed database systems and suggests some of the possible solutions for the challenges identified.

2. FACTORS LEADING TO USE OF DISTRIBUTED DATABASES

- Economic reasons
- Connecting databases that already exists
- Reducing data transfer over network
- Reliability
- Greater control
- Considering heavy data growth

2.1. TYPES OF DISTRIBUTED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Homogeneous Database management systems is a system in which every system has exactly similar software and infrastructure and they are aware of the mutual interaction for processing

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