Journal of Computer Science 9 (12): 1710-1714, 2013 ISSN: 1549-3636 © 2013 Science Publications doi:10.3844/jcssp.2013.1710.1714 Published Online 9 (12) 2013 (http://www.thescipub.com/jcs.toc) Corresponding Author: ZainabRasheed Mirza, Department of Research and Development, Al Madad Engineering, Sharjah, UAE 1710 Science Publications JCS AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON INTEGRATING CAMPUS RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM ON CLOUDS FOR ENHANCING SECURITY 1 ZainabRasheed Mirza and 2 Muhammad Nawaz Brohi 1 Department of Research and Development, Al Madad Engineering, Sharjah, UAE 2 Department of Computing, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) Dubai, UAE Received 2013-09-08, Revised 2013-09-28; Accepted 2013-10-29 ABSTRACT Several measures had been taken to ameliorate security technology at campuses using latest technologies available. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in campuses is mainly used for recording attendance which is further extended to activity monitoring and individual security. This research paper proposes a framework of RFID integrated solution for enhanced campus IT security including human, campus IT asset traceability, student’s valuables tracking, exam papers leakage security and issue authentic certificates. In order to meet the growing requirements of campus security system, the use of RFID technology in existing campus application has to be expanded where RFID technology certain performance issues may arise. Designing RFID enabled scalable and reliable applications is difficult due to managing and handling data banks generated by RFID tags, which further requires enhancing the entire IT infrastructure, inconvenient for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) such as academic institutions having budgetary constraints. Therefore in order to take RFID campus implementation to the next level and create internet of things based applications, campuses have to embrace the concept of using the leading edge technology of cloud computing due to its both technological and economic benefits for supporting RFID technology. Keywords: RFID, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things 1. INTRODUCTION Security is state of providing resistance to, or protection from any danger or threat which can be applied to any vulnerable or valuable asset. Security in academic institution is critical as it affects students and society. To prevent disciplinary actions strictly and reduce criminal activities, strong security should be provided by the system. This study proposes a system using RFID which helps implementing security at different levels to and from students for which use of RFID technology has to be expanded. Chetna and Gupta (2010) concluded RFID technology expansion may create problems due to e-data flexibility, low efficiency, bulks of data produced. Expanded deployments result in, more infrastructure (hardware and software), cost, services and storage facilities. Secondly, Main implementation cost of RFID technology involves in professional services which includes consulting services, architecture design, platform selection, integration and installation and management. Instead of increasing budgets for improving IT infrastructure and adopt professional services to accommodate changing needs of system in this research paper we propose an architecture framework to integrate cloud computing which will increase scalability and boost RFID system performance. With the view to improve and adapt existing campus RFID systems and design modern reliable, accurate, fast and scalable systems based on the cloud computing, security will be implemented for campus IT assets, students valuables, exam paper leakage and issuing authentic certificates.