Cryptography is deemed to be the optimum strategy to secure the data privacy in which the data is encoded ahead of time before sharing it.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS)is an encryption method in which the secret message i...Cryptography is deemed to be the optimum strategy to secure the data privacy in which the data is encoded ahead of time before sharing it.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS)is an encryption method in which the secret message is split into at least two trivial images called’shares’to cover it.However,such message are always targeted by hackers or dishonest members who attempt to decrypt the message.This can be avoided by not uncovering the secret message without the universal share when it is presented and is typically taken care of,by the trusted party.Hence,in this paper,an optimal and secure double-layered secret image sharing scheme is proposed.The proposed share creation process contains two layers such as threshold-based secret sharing in the first layer and universal share based secret sharing in the second layer.In first layer,Genetic Algorithm(GA)is applied to find the optimal threshold value based on the randomness of the created shares.Then,in the second layer,a novel design of universal share-based secret share creation method is proposed.Finally,Opposition Whale Optimization Algorithm(OWOA)-based optimal key was generated for rectange block cipher to secure each share.This helped in producing high quality reconstruction images.The researcher achieved average experimental outcomes in terms of PSNR and MSE values equal to 55.154225 and 0.79365625 respectively.The average PSNRwas less(49.134475)and average MSE was high(1)in case of existing methods.展开更多
In order to solve security problem of clustering algorithm, we proposed amethod to enhance the security of the well-known lowest-ID clustering algorithm. This method isbased on the idea of the secret sharing and the (...In order to solve security problem of clustering algorithm, we proposed amethod to enhance the security of the well-known lowest-ID clustering algorithm. This method isbased on the idea of the secret sharing and the (k, n) threshold cryptography, Each node, whetherclusterhead or ordinary member, holds a share of the global certificate, and any k nodes cancommunicate securely. There is no need for any clusterhead to execute extra functions more thanrouting. Our scheme needs some prior configuration before deployment, and can be used in criticalenvironment with small scale. The security-enhancement for Lowest-ID algorithm can also be appliedinto other clustering approaches with minor modification. The feasibility of this method wasverified bythe simulation results.展开更多
We consider the reconstruction of shared secrets in communication networks, which are modelled by graphs whose components are subject to possible failure. The reconstruction probability can be approximated using minim...We consider the reconstruction of shared secrets in communication networks, which are modelled by graphs whose components are subject to possible failure. The reconstruction probability can be approximated using minimal cuts, if the failure probabilities of vertices and edges are close to zero. As the main contribution of this paper, node separators are used to design a heuristic for the near-optimal placement of secrets sets on the vertices of the graph.展开更多
A detailed analysis has showed that the quantum secret sharing protocol based on the Grover algorithm (Phys Rev A, 2003, 68: 022306) is insecure. A dishonest receiver may obtain the full information without being dete...A detailed analysis has showed that the quantum secret sharing protocol based on the Grover algorithm (Phys Rev A, 2003, 68: 022306) is insecure. A dishonest receiver may obtain the full information without being detected. A quantum secret-sharing protocol is presents here, which mends the security loophole of the original secret-sharing protocol, and doubles the information capacity.展开更多
基金supported by RUSA PHASE 2.0,Alagappa University,Karaikudi,India。
文摘Cryptography is deemed to be the optimum strategy to secure the data privacy in which the data is encoded ahead of time before sharing it.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS)is an encryption method in which the secret message is split into at least two trivial images called’shares’to cover it.However,such message are always targeted by hackers or dishonest members who attempt to decrypt the message.This can be avoided by not uncovering the secret message without the universal share when it is presented and is typically taken care of,by the trusted party.Hence,in this paper,an optimal and secure double-layered secret image sharing scheme is proposed.The proposed share creation process contains two layers such as threshold-based secret sharing in the first layer and universal share based secret sharing in the second layer.In first layer,Genetic Algorithm(GA)is applied to find the optimal threshold value based on the randomness of the created shares.Then,in the second layer,a novel design of universal share-based secret share creation method is proposed.Finally,Opposition Whale Optimization Algorithm(OWOA)-based optimal key was generated for rectange block cipher to secure each share.This helped in producing high quality reconstruction images.The researcher achieved average experimental outcomes in terms of PSNR and MSE values equal to 55.154225 and 0.79365625 respectively.The average PSNRwas less(49.134475)and average MSE was high(1)in case of existing methods.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Re search and Development Program of China (2003AA142080)
文摘In order to solve security problem of clustering algorithm, we proposed amethod to enhance the security of the well-known lowest-ID clustering algorithm. This method isbased on the idea of the secret sharing and the (k, n) threshold cryptography, Each node, whetherclusterhead or ordinary member, holds a share of the global certificate, and any k nodes cancommunicate securely. There is no need for any clusterhead to execute extra functions more thanrouting. Our scheme needs some prior configuration before deployment, and can be used in criticalenvironment with small scale. The security-enhancement for Lowest-ID algorithm can also be appliedinto other clustering approaches with minor modification. The feasibility of this method wasverified bythe simulation results.
文摘We consider the reconstruction of shared secrets in communication networks, which are modelled by graphs whose components are subject to possible failure. The reconstruction probability can be approximated using minimal cuts, if the failure probabilities of vertices and edges are close to zero. As the main contribution of this paper, node separators are used to design a heuristic for the near-optimal placement of secrets sets on the vertices of the graph.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (GrantNos. 10775076 and 60635040)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB921106)the SRFPD Program of Education Ministry of China
文摘A detailed analysis has showed that the quantum secret sharing protocol based on the Grover algorithm (Phys Rev A, 2003, 68: 022306) is insecure. A dishonest receiver may obtain the full information without being detected. A quantum secret-sharing protocol is presents here, which mends the security loophole of the original secret-sharing protocol, and doubles the information capacity.
