Frontiers in Cryptography
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 8165
Special Issue Editors
Interests: password; user authentication; cryptanalysis; provable security
Interests: cyber security; intrusion detection; mobile security and authentication; HCI security; malware analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cryptanalysis is generally thought of as exploring the weaknesses of the underlying mathematics of a cryptographic system, but it also includes looking for weaknesses in implementation, such as side-channel attacks or weak entropy inputs against symmetric or asymmetric cryptosystems. It is an important component of the process of creating strong cryptosystems. With the development of new technologies and the emergence of new security threats in cryptosystems, many new methods are being proposed to analyze the security of the cryptographic algorithm or cryptographic system, for example, the machine-learning-based cryptanalysis methods. Many interesting new issues are also emerging, such as the vulnerabilities in the schemes selected by the NIST for the finalist round.
The goal of this Special Issue is to foster the dissemination of the latest technologies, solutions, results, and prototypes regarding cryptanalysis. We are soliciting contributions (research articles) covering a broad range of topics on cryptanalysis, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Machine Learning-Based Cryptanalysis;
- Side-channel attacks and countermeasures;
- Fault attacks and countermeasures;
- Hardware tampering and tamper-resistance;
- White-box cryptography and code obfuscation;
- Hardware and software reverse engineering;
- Verification methods and tools for secure design;
- Special-purpose hardware for cryptanalysis;
- Leakage-resilient cryptography;
- Cryptanalysis and evaluation tools.
Dr. Ding Wang
Dr. Weizhi Meng
Prof. Dr. Jian Shen
Guest Editors
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