Hybrid Zero Trust Container Based Model for Proactive Service Continuity under Intelligent DDoS Attacks in Cloud Environment

Growth rapid computing cloud, especially on academic, government, and service platforms. public, has trigger improvement frequency and complexity Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Intelligent DDoS attacks AI based capable copy pattern Then cross user valid, so that difficult detected and mitigated. The majority approach mitigation moment This nature reactive, no scalable, and tends to sacrifice availability service for authorized users. Research​ This aiming develop architecture proactive and adaptive defense​ For ensure continuity service during attack ongoing. Security model proposed hybrid​ integrating Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), adaptive bandwidth control, and isolation service container -based. Architecture consists of from three layer Main: (1) ZTA Policy Engine which performs verification identity and assessment behavior through tokens and policies intelligent; (2) Adaptive Bandwidth Load Balancer which automatically dynamic separate and arrange Then cross based on reputation and level trust ; and (3) Containerized Service Cluster which groups request to in different containers For user trusted and not known . Components addition such as blockchain -based smart contracts are used For recording request and verification access , as well as lightweight AI module used for profiling then cross in real-time. Simulation results show that this model succeed increase availability service for user trusted during attack , press false positive rate , as well as optimize allocation source power. Integration of zero trust policies with intelligence Then cross and segmentation service in real-time forming framework effective and scalable defense​ to modern DDoS threats . In conclusion , the study This contributes a robust , adaptive , and modular architectural model for maintain continuity cloud services in condition network at risk .