An approach to defining and identifying logging system patterns for infrastructure as a service cloud

Accountability is one of the keys to the mitigation of risks associated with cloud security. A logging system is an important feature in accountability solutions to anticipate and handle threats in the cloud. However, previous accountability with logging system solutions have been provided without any description of the logging system in the context of a design pattern of the system’s components. There are a number of benefits in applying the design steps for patterns customized from the object-oriented software design and development area. Stating a design pattern of the logging system’s components also facilitates the analysis of a logging system in terms of, for example, their quality or characteristics. This can minimize the effort and time commitment necessary for a system’s design and development. However, to define and identify a pattern needs appropriate approach, which this paper provides. To the best of our knowledge, the approach has not previously been described in the literature.