Hardware-Efficient Compound IC Protection with Lightweight Cryptography

Over the years, many techniques have been introduced to protect integrated circuits ICs from hardware security threats that emerged in the globalized IC manufacturing supply chain, such as overproduction and piracy. However, most of these techniques have been rendered inefficient since they do no...

Systematic Review of Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms

The emergence of small computing devices and the integration of processing units into everyday objects has made lightweight cryptography an essential part of the security landscape. Conventional cryptographic algorithms such as AES, RSA, and DES are unsuitable for resource-constrained devices due...

A Survey of Security Challenges and Solutions for UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS)

The rapid growth of small Unmanned Aerial Systems sUAS for civil and commercial missions has intensified concerns about their resilience to cyber-security threats. Operating within the emerging UAS Traffic Management UTM framework, these lightweight and highly networked platforms depend on secure...

Key Length-Oriented Classification of Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms for IoT Security

The successful deployment of the Internet of Things IoT applications relies heavily on their robust security, and lightweight cryptography is considered an emerging solution in this context. While existing surveys have been examining lightweight cryptographic techniques from the perspective of...

Equilibrium SAT Based PQC: New Aegis against Quantum Computing

Public-key cryptography algorithms have evolved towards increasing computational complexity to hide desired messages, which is accelerating with the development of the Internet and quantum computing. This paper introduces a novel public-key cryptography algorithm that generates ciphertexts by...

Lightweight and Breach-Resilient Authenticated Encryption Framework for Internet of Things

The Internet of Things IoT relies heavily on resource-limited devices to communicate critical e.g., military data information under low-energy adversarial environments and low-latency wireless channels. Authenticated Encryption AE guarantees confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity, making it...

Securing IoT Devices in Smart Cities: A Review of Proposed Solutions

Privacy and security in Smart Cities remain at constant risk due to the vulnerabilities introduced by Internet of Things IoT devices. The limited computational resources of these devices make them especially susceptible to attacks, while their widespread adoption increases the potential impact of...

NIST Standardizes Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT and Other Lightweight Devices

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has announced that a family of authenticated encryption and hashing algorithms known as Ascon will be standardized for lightweight cryptography applications. "The chosen algorithms are designed to protect information created and...

NIST Standardizes Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT and Other Lightweight Devices

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has announced that a family of authenticated encryption and hashing algorithms known as Ascon will be standardized for lightweight cryptography applications. "The chosen algorithms are designed to protect information created and...

NIST Issues Call for "Lightweight Cryptography" Algorithms

This is interesting: Creating these defenses is the goal of NIST's lightweight cryptography initiative, which aims to develop cryptographic algorithm standards that can work within the confines of a simple electronic device. Many of the sensors, actuators and other micromachines that will functio...