Cloud Centric Application Trust Validation

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
• send, with an application server of a cloud network towards a key management device associated with an application service provider for an application, a key request for the application being booted in the cloud network;
• and
• in response to the key request, receive an application specific key for the application, where the key is based on multiple factors associated with the application server.

A method comprising:

• receiving, with a key management device associated with an application service provider for an application, a key request from an application server of a cloud network for the application being booted in the cloud network;
• in response to the key request, authenticating the request using multiple attributes associated with the application server;
• and
• sending an application specific key for the application towards the application server.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
• receive, with a key management device associated with an application service provider for an application, a key request from an application server of a cloud network for the application being booted in the cloud network;
• in response to the key request, authenticate the request using multiple attributes associated with the application server;
• and
• send an application specific key for the application towards the application server.