Survey on Swift Object Storage for Unstructured Data

Abstract

Abstract-Cloud Storage Systems are increasingly noticed now-a-days as they are promising elastic capability and high reliability at low cost. In these services, the files are stored in an authenticated cloud storage service center. The most important feature in storage is adjusted dynamically, and there won"t be any worry about space being inadequate or wasted. This paper presents comprehensive study of various authentication mechanisms of swift object storage. Also various shortcomings of authentication mechanism are discussed. Unlike file systems, object storage is unstructured. which means files are stored alongside each other in a storage pool rather than in a hierarchy. In addition, the metadata that characterizes object storage is far more detailed than in a file system. Servers use unique identifiers to find objects, allowing them to be retrieved without knowledge of their physical location.