A lightweight Fog Assisted Cloud Model (FACM) for secure environment
Karthiga Sivakumarkarthiga2191@gmail.comDepartment of Data ScienceFaculty of Science and HumanitiesRamapuram CampusSRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, IndiaView full profile → , *Sutha KaliappanCorresponding authorksutha1986@gmail.comDepartment of Computer ScienceFaculty of Science and HumanitiesRamapuram CampusSRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, IndiaView full profile → , Renuga Devi Ramasamydrrrenugadevi86@gmail.comDepartment of Data ScienceFaculty of Science and HumanitiesRamapuram CampusSRM Institute of Science and TechnologyChennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, IndiaView full profile →
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- Received:
- 21 Apr 2025
- Published Online:
- 23 Jan 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2116
- Pages:
- 777–792
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