Secure deployment of artifacts on a cloud computuing platform

Abstract

The disclosure relates to deploying validated artifacts on a cloud computing system. In an embodiment, a method for deploying artifacts on the cloud computing system includes receiving a request to deploy an artifact on the cloud computing system. The request includes a unique identifier of the artifact. The method further includes retrieving an artifact signature associated with the artifact from an artifact repository using the unique identifier of the artifact; verifying the artifact using the retrieved artifact signature; and deploying the artifact in a productive environment of the cloud computing system when the artifact is successfully verified. The artifact deployed in the productive environment is accessible by one or more tenants of the cloud computing system.

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[0001]The present patent document is a § 371 nationalization of PCT Application Serial No. PCT / EP2018 / 063760, filed May 25, 2018, designating the United States, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and this patent document also claims the benefit of European Patent Application No. 18151637.8, filed Jan. 15, 2018, which is also hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to cloud computing system including a cloud computing platform, and more particularly relates to secure deployment of artifacts on a cloud computing platform.BACKGROUND[0003]With the advent of cloud computing technology, a large number of devices (also known as ‘assets’) are connected to a cloud computing system via the Internet. The devices may be remotely located from the cloud computing system. For example, the devices may be equipment, sensors, actuators, robots, or machinery in an industrial set-up(s). The devices may also be medical devices and equipment ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Therefore, it is the object of the present disclosure to provide a cloud computing system capable of securely deploy artifacts on the cloud computing system.

[0011]Each artifact during the cloud computing system's lifecycle may go through development, testing, validation, deployment, provisioning, and monitoring process. The artifact may refer to a cloud application, an edge application, code snippet, hardware configuration, digital twin model, application programming interfaces (APIs), simulation software, firmware, device configuration, and so on. In some embodiments, the artifact may enable one or more tenants of a cloud computing system to access one or more cloud services provided by the cloud computing system. For example, the one or more cloud services enable the one or more tenants to efficiently commission, configure, monitor, control, and maintain an industrial plant communicatively connected to the cloud computing system.

[0012]The cloud computing system provides a cloud computing platform for developing, testing, validating, deploying, provisioning, and monitoring each artifact associated with cloud service delivered by the cloud computing system. Thus, the cloud computing system enables management of artifact during its lifecycle. This is referred as ‘Artifact Lifecycle Management’. The artifact lifecycle management on the cloud computing platform enables interaction between different stages during lifecycle of the artifact, thereby making management of artifact easy and efficient during its lifecycle.

Problems solved by technology

However, it is possible that the artifacts deployed on the cloud computing system may be malicious and vulnerable to the cloud computing system and tenants who access these artifacts.

The malicious artifacts may directly or indirectly affect operation of the devices, leading to malfunctioning of the devices and higher downtime.

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