We review recent results on quantum one-way functions, including quantum fingerprinting or quantum hashing (we use these two terms as synonyms even though they have very small difference). This includes the analysis of their properties, different mod...
The paper considers the problem of finding a given substring in a text. It is known that the complexity of a classical search query in an unordered database is linear in the length of the text and a given substring. At the same time, Grover’s q...
Grover’s search algorithm accelerates the key search on the symmetric key cipher and the pre-image attack on the hash function. To conduct Grover’s search algorithm, the target cipher algorithm should be efficiently implemented in a quant...
The rapid development of quantum computing poses challenges to the foundations of traditional cryptography. The threats are significant in terms of both asymmetric cryptography (which exposes schemes like RSA and ECC to efficient attacks) and symmetr...
Hash tables embody a paradox of deterministic structure that emerges from controlled randomness. They have evolved from simple associative arrays into algorithmic engines that operate near the physical and probabilistic limits of computation. This re...
Applying chameleon hash functions to redactable blockchains is still challenging work. Most redactable blockchain solutions using this technique have potential problems, such as too weak decentralization performance and trapdoors with exposure risks....
The distinguishing feature of hash-based algorithms is their high confidence in security. When designing electronic signature schemes, proofs of security reduction to certain properties of cryptographic hash functions are used. This means that if the...
In order to solve various security risks faced by image privacy protection, we propose a 3D cuboid image encryption scheme based on message-encoded controlled alternate quantum walks. Firstly, we calculated the initial parameters of the quantum syste...
Today, cryptographic hash functions have numerous applications in different areas. At the same time, new collision attacks have been developed recently, making some widely used algorithms like SHA-1 vulnerable and unreliable. This article is aiming a...
A significant increase in the demand for quality healthcare has resulted from people becoming more aware of health issues. With blockchain, healthcare providers may safely share patient information electronically, which is especially important given...
In the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network, authentication protocols play a critical role in safeguarding data interactions among users. To keep pace with the rapid advancement of QKD technology, authentication protocols must be capable of process...
It is well known that conventional digital signature algorithms such as RSA and ECDSA are vulnerable to quantum computing attacks. Hash-based signature schemes are attractive as post-quantum signature schemes in that it is possible to calculate the q...
The security of commonly used cryptographic systems like RSA and ECC might be threatened by the future development of quantum computing. Verkle-based HORST decreases the size of signatures by 75% (from 12.8 KB to 3.2 KB) and enables O(1)-sized proofs...
As a standard digital signature may be verified by anybody, it is unsuitable for personal or economically sensitive applications. The chameleon signature system was presented by Krawczyk and Rabin as a solution to this problem. It is based on a hash...
In the context of increasing demand for secure and efficient communication networks, addressing the issue of mutual authentication in ethernet passive optical networks (EPONs) has become both valuable and practically significant. This paper proposes...
Nowadays, quantum computing is developing at an unprecedented speed. This will pose a serious threat to the security of widely used public-key cryptosystems in the near future. Scientists are actively looking for ways to protect against quantum attac...
Quantum computing advancements pose security challenges for cryptography. Specifically, Grover’s search algorithm affects the reduction in the search complexity of symmetric-key encryption and hash functions. Recent efforts have been made to es...
A group signature scheme allows a user to sign a message anonymously on behalf of a group and provides accountability by using an opening authority who can “open” a signature and reveal the signer’s identity. Group signature schemes...
The paper proposes a lossless quantum image encryption scheme based on substitution tables (S-box) scrambling, mutation operation and general Arnold transform with keys. First, the key generator builds upon the foundation of SHA-256 hash with plain-i...
This paper proposes a new post-quantum signature scheme, Syrga2, based on hash functions. As known, existing post-quantum algorithms are classified based on their structures. The proposed Syrga2 scheme belongs to the class of multi-use signatures wit...
Digital signatures are unsuitable for specific applications that are sensitive on a personal or commercial level because they are universally verifiable. Jakobsson et al. proposed the Designated Verifier Signature (DVS) system, which only allows the...
Off-chain payments in the Internet of Things (IoT) enhance the efficiency and scalability of blockchain transactions. However, existing privacy mechanisms face challenges, such as the disclosure of payment channels and transaction traceability. Addit...
As a result of the limited resources available in IoT local devices, the large scale cloud consumer’s data that are produced by IoT related machines are contracted out to the cloud. Cloud computing is unreliable, using it can compromise user privacy,...
This paper studies the effect of quantum computers on Bitcoin mining. The shift in computational paradigm towards quantum computation allows the entire search space of the golden nonce to be queried at once by exploiting quantum superpositions and en...
This paper conducts an extensive comparative study of state-of-the-art solutions for implementing the SHA-3 hash function. SHA-3, a pivotal component in modern cryptography, has spawned numerous implementations across diverse platforms and technologi...
Different optimization techniques for the SHAKE variant of SPHINCS+ are explored on an FPGA with the means to find a power-efficient model for resource-constrained devices. This work explores multiple hashing implementations, such as registering inpu...
Hash functions are fundamental components in both cryptographic and non-cryptographic systems, supporting secure authentication, data integrity, fingerprinting, and indexing. While the Ascon family, selected by the National Institute of Standards and...
In the current landscape where quantum algorithms pose a significant threat to conventional digital signature algorithms, code-based digital signature algorithms have emerged as the primary focus of ongoing research in post-quantum cryptography. Digi...
A quantum computer capable of running the Grover search algorithm, which reduces the complexity of brute-force attacks by a square root, has the potential to undermine the security strength of symmetric-key cryptography and hash functions. Recently,...
The rapid emergence of quantum computing threatens current Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) security standards, mainly, American Gas Association (AGA)-12. Therefore, researchers are developing various security schemes based on either...
As a core support for the integration of new energy and smart grids, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) networks face a core contradiction between user privacy protection and transaction security traceability—a dilemma that is further exacerbated by issues...
As Mobile Communication and Internet Systems (MCIS) have rapidly developed, security issues related to MCIS have become increasingly important. Therefore, the development and research of security technologies for mobile communication and internet sys...
As quantum computing advances, traditional digital forensic techniques face significant risks due to the vulnerability of classical cryptographic algorithms to quantum attacks. This review explores the emerging field of quantum digital forensics, wit...
We present a quantum-assisted data authentication protocol that integrates classical information-theoretic security with quantum communication techniques. We assume only that the participants have access to open classical and quantum channels, and sh...
In 2023, the Ascon cipher suite was selected as the winner of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standardization process for lightweight cryptography, and has emerged as the leading candidate for cryptographic algorithms in res...
In conventional cryptography, information-theoretically secure message authentication can be achieved by means of universal hash functions, and requires that the two legitimate users share a random secret key, which is at least twice as long as the t...
Quantum computing challenges the mathematical problems anchoring the security of the classical public key algorithms. For quantum-resistant public key algorithms, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has undergone a multi-year st...
Code-based cryptography is a promising candidate for post-quantum cryptography due to its strong security guarantees and efficient implementations. In this paper, we explore the use of code-based cryptography for multi-party computation and digital s...
Quantum turbo codes (QTC) have shown excellent error correction capabilities in the setting of quantum communication, achieving a performance less than 1 dB away from their corresponding hashing bounds. Existing QTCs have been constructed using unifo...
Quantum memory is essential for the prolonged storage and retrieval of quantum information. Nevertheless, no current studies have focused on the creation of effective quantum memory for continuous variables while accounting for the decoherence rate....
In an age of AI-generated content and deepfakes, fake news and disinformation are increasingly spread using manipulated or fabricated images. To address this challenge, we introduce Post-Quantum VerITAS, a cryptographic framework for verifying the au...
We propose a new quantum-assisted digital signature (Q-DS) protocol based on the composite of truly random symmetric keys generated by quantum key distribution with secure standardized hash functions, which allows for high parameterization to provide...
The efficient generation of high-quality random numbers is essential in the operation of cryptographic modules. The quality of a random number generator is evaluated by the min-entropy of its entropy source. The typical method used to achieve high mi...
Network control of autonomous robotic devices involves a vast number of secured data coding, verification, and identification procedures to provide reliable work of distant agents. Blockchain scheme provides here the model of the extended linked list...
Research on quantum computers has advanced significantly in recent years. If humanity ever creates an effective quantum computer, many of the present public key cryptosystems can be compromised. These cryptosystems are currently found in many commerc...
We propose a quantum protocol to authenticate classical messages that can be used to replace Wegman–Carter’s classical authentication scheme in quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols. We show that the proposed scheme achieves greater conditional en...
Blockchain transactions are decentralized, secure, and transparent, and they have altered industries. However, the emergence of quantum computing presents a severe security risk to the traditional encryption algorithms used in blockchain. Post-quantu...
As quantum computing advances, current cryptographic protocols are increasingly vulnerable to quantum attacks, particularly those based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) like RSA or Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). This paper presents a comprehens...
Smart grids leverage smart terminal devices to collect information from the user side, achieving accurate load forecasting and optimized dispatching of power systems, effectively improving power supply efficiency and reliability while reducing energy...
This study presents a novel framework for digital copyright management that integrates AI-enhanced perceptual hashing, blockchain technology, and digital watermarking to address critical challenges in content protection and verification. Traditional...
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