Advances in Symmetric Cryptography and Data Integrity

Dear Colleagues,

Symmetric cryptography refers to the set of methods that allow secure communication between parties provided they have previously exchanged the corresponding key, which we will call a symmetric key. Symmetry refers to the fact that the parties have the same key for both encryption and decryption. This type of cryptography is classified into three families: block cipher, stream cipher, and hash function cryptography. This Special Issue of Cryptography is dedicated to exploring recent advances in this area, including cutting-edge cryptographic techniques and other methods for preserving data confidentiality and integrity.

Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Authentication;
• Post-quantum cryptography;
• Symmetric cryptography;
• Homomorphic cryptography;
• Identity-based cryptography;
• Cryptanalysis;
• Cryptanalysis of block ciphers;
• Cryptographic protocols;
• Cryptographic key distribution and management;
• Secure multiparty computation;
• Steganography;
• Steganalysis;
• Code theory in cryptography;
• Computational mathematics and cryptography;
• Cryptographic randomness;
• Design of symmetric encryption algorithms;
• Side-channel attacks;
• Blockchain and its applications;
• AI applications in cryptography (metaheuristics, neural networks, etc.).

Dr. Omar Rojas
Dr. Guillermo Sosa
Dr. Luis Javier García Villalba
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cryptography is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

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• symmetric cryptography
• cryptanalysis
• steganalysis
• authentication
• code theory