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Article 5
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(Cloud interoperability and portability)
- A cloud service provider shall meet the cloud user’s needs for interoperability and portability of applications and information processing, and should provide relevant informational documents for the user’s reference.
- A cloud service provider is advised to use the virtualized platform, virtual machine file format, and data and file format commonly seen in the industry to ensure interoperability.
- A cloud service provider shall adopt the standardized Internet protocol based on the cloud user’s needs. For transmission of sensitive information, it is advisable to adopt the encryption Internet protocol such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and Secret File Transfer Protocol(SFTP).
- If the cloud services provided by a cloud service provider involve accessing via application interfaces, it is advisable to use an open or public application programming interface (API) to ensure better portability of application components.
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