Mathematics Cryptography and Information Security 2021
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematics and Computer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 34369
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cryptography; cybersecurity; information security; number theory
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Interests: cryptography; elliptic curves; java; smart cards; biometrics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the field of cryptography, quantum computing is expected to be able to successfully attack most of the currently used cryptographic algorithms, especially public-key designs, so the academic community has been working on quantum-resistant primitives and algorithms. However, practical computers that can be used for breaking highly secure systems are not expected to be available in the near term. This means that, in the next few years, pre-quantum and quantum algorithms will coexist, and in the meantime, new threats against existing security algorithms will appear, which will affect deployments in contexts as different as blockchain technology, electronic voting or implantable medical devices.
Another consolidated trend in today's technology is IoT, i.e., the Internet of Things. Systems where computing devices are interrelated and can transfer data between themselves over a network are permeating all sectors of our society; thus, securing those devices is paramount. Given the limited resources available, in some cases, to IoT devices, cryptographic implementations in this context must be powerful but at the same time feasible, which provides a challenge for security designers.
This Special Issue welcomes theoretical and applied contributions that address cryptographic algorithms, technologies, and practices, especially those related to pre-quantum and post-quantum cryptography, IoT security, cryptographic protocols and implementations. The list of possible topics includes, but is not limited to:
- Post-quantum cryptographic algorithms;
- Cryptography applied to blockchain;
- IOT and smart card cryptographic designs and implementations;
- Cryptographic methods for electronic voting;
- Security algorithms in wearable and implantable medical devices;
- Algorithms for the detection and retrieval of private data using mobile sensors;
- Side-channel attacks.
Dr. Luis Hernández Encinas
Dr. Víctor Gayoso Martínez
Guest Editors
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