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    Julio César Hernández Castro

  2. Computer Science Department, Carlos III University, 28911 Leganés, Madridd, Spain

    Pedro Isasi Viñuela

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Castro, J.C.H., Viñuela, P.I. Evolutionary Computation in computer security and cryptography. New Gener Comput 23, 193–199 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03037654

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