256 International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security (IJCNIS) Vol. 11, No. 2, August 2019 Effective and Secure vWSN Applications in a Virtualized Cloud Computing Environment Mohammad Equebal Hussain 1 , Mohammed Qayyum 2 , Mohammad Rashid Hussain 3 , Rashid Hussain 4 1 Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India 2 Department of Computer Engineering, College of Computer Science, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3 Department of Information Systems, College of Computer Science, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4 Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India Abstract: Security is one of the key concerns in cloud computing. We are proposing Virtual Wireless Sensor Network (vWSN) which is one of the key features of cloud computing in the area of agriculture. Our main focuses are effective and secure vWSN in virtualized cloud computing environment with enhanced security to detect environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, soil moisture, air quality (pollution) monitoring, insect monitoring, pest and disease control, which is based on virtualization and cloud computing technology, centrally managed device having flexible and configurable parameter with less maintenance and operational cost. To the best of our knowledge, vWSN is the first approach to agriculture based on extensional WSN information. WSN contains both control plane (signaling) and data plane (forwarding) coupled together.WSN is a specific purpose computer containing hardware whose main components are memory, CPU, IO, registers, Data and address bus, timer, sensor, computing logic and decision-making logic. WSN is a physical device which needs to be placed in the field in certain topology (Ring, mesh, tree, and star) which may need to be protected for damage and erosion due to various parameter including but not limited to physical theft, damage due to weather, animal and various other reason. In this paper our approach is to propose virtualized model to replace physical wireless sensor network (WSN) to virtual machine (VM) based vWSN which can be deployed on the cloud. Since security is one of the major concerns for VM in cloud computing therefore we also proposed the enhanced 3-tier security model for vWSN. Keywords: Virtual Wireless Sensor Network (vWSN); Virtual Machine (VM); Virtual Appliances (VA); Cloud Computing; Data Plane; Control Plane,Xen hypervisor; virtualization. 1. Introduction Recent years have looked-on intensifying corrosion of the WSN predominance to the benefit of WSN’s based on different applications. Our proposed unique framework vWSN adopt a similar application, which does not mean that physical approach, but rather that physical approach is a basic concept and that the instances referring to the same concept in the same application can be implement using “vWSN” to better fit the specific features of each instances. So, while WSN are still widely used in the fields of agriculture to detect environmental monitoring, humidity monitoring, soil moisture, air quality (pollution) monitoring, insect monitoring, pest and disease control using WSN. It is a valuable decision control and support tool for farmers but unfortunately in developing region where farmers are mostly using pest control legacy system (interval based), WSN technology will help them to use it on ad-hoc basis only when needed based on the decision by the sensor, vWSN framework is preferred for the same applications, because it is based on virtualization and cloud computing technology, centrally managed device having flexible and configurable parameter with less maintenance and operational cost. Unfortunately, the absence of a unique, well approached WSN turns to a disadvantage when moving from physical application to virtual application. WSN may need to be protected for damage and erosion due to various parameter including but not limited to physical theft, damage due to weather, animal and various other reason. Network virtualization share resources from physical network among different virtual networks. One of the biggest security challenges in design of cloud computing platform is VMs interconnectivity using virtual network which significantly affects security. We approach virtualized model to replace physical wireless sensor network (WSN) to virtual machine (VM) based vWSN which can be deployed on the cloud. Since security is one of the major concerns for VM in cloud computing therefore we also proposed the enhanced 3-tier security model for vWSN. So, dedicated physical channel is the more secure way to isolate each VM. Bridge and route is used to link VMs in virtual network. As a result, isolation can be easily broken. In this paper we propose an approach, called vWSN (virtual Wireless Sensor Network), using virtualization technique, the same can shifted to virtual machine so that the physical devices (in the field) can be replaced by virtual devices which runs as a normal application inside host machine operating system as a single process. Only picture or image is needed from the field which can be collected using high definition or high precision camera or any other similar devices. High precision camera can be placed somewhere in the field which can cover a broad area and image can be send to the server where VMs are running in order to take decision thus reducing the need of physical WSN. vWSN is beneficial in different context: • VWSN makes economical and manageable computing solution; • Virtualization helps migrating from hardware architecture to software; • Since VWSN is software device hence administrator can add or reduce the size of memory, add or remove processor, add virtual disk or increase disk size, shutdown the VWSN when not in use. • Snapshot feature will help in saving the state of machine which can be restored later. • Patching or upgrading application when new software version is available. • VWSN can be easily managed remotely as well as locally