Abstract
Since the Data Encryption Algorithm DES was accepted as a Standard in 1977 [4], few new conventional cryptosystems have been proposed in the open literature [5]. However DES is not necessarily the most suitable encryption procedure for all applications. For example two people desiring to set up a private secure communication channel may not want to use a standardized encryption algorithm; or communicating parties may want to choose from a set of encryption algorithms, trading off speed against security. In this paper we propose two new conventional cryptosystems that are
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adaptable (parameters can be chosen to increase or decrease execution time and level of security),
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efficient (the algorithms are fast, even when implemented in a high level computer language), - easy to program (both algorithm can be written in less than 100 lines) and
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conceptually simple.
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- Encryption Algorithm
- High Level Computer Language
- Cyclic Left Shift
- Standardize Encryption Algorithm
- Practical Cryptosystem
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Meijer, H., Akl, S. (1986). Two New Secret Key Cryptosystems. In: Pichler, F. (eds) Advances in Cryptology — EUROCRYPT’ 85. EUROCRYPT 1985. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 219. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39805-8_11
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