Hybrid algorithm using Rivest-Shamir-Adleman and elliptic curve cryptography for secure email communication

Assa-Agyei, K ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-3626, Owa, K ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1393-705X, Al-Hadhrami, T ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7441-604X and Olajide, F ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1627-6637, 2024. Hybrid algorithm using Rivest-Shamir-Adleman and elliptic curve cryptography for secure email communication. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 15 (4), pp. 1037-1047. ISSN 2158-107X

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Abstract

Email serves as the primary communication system in our daily lives, and to bolster its security and efficiency, many email systems employ Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). However, the convenience of email also introduces numerous security vulnerabilities, including unauthorized access, eavesdropping, identity spoofing, interception, and data tampering. This study is primarily focused on examining how two encryption techniques, RSA and ECC, affect the efficiency of secure email systems. Furthermore, the research seeks to introduce a hybrid cryptography algorithm that utilizes both RSA and ECC to ensure security and confidentiality in the context of secure email communication. The research evaluates various performance metrics, including key exchange time, encryption and decryption durations, signature generation, and verification times, to understand how these encryption methods affect the efficiency and efficacy of secure email communication. The experimental findings highlight the advantages of ECC in terms of Key Exchange Time, making it a compelling choice for establishing secure email communication channels. While RSA demonstrates a slight advantage in encryption, decryption, and signature generation for smaller files, ECC's efficiency becomes apparent as file sizes increase, positioning it as a favorable option for handling larger attachments in secure emails. Through the comparison of experiments, it is also concluded that the hybrid encryption algorithm optimizes the key exchange times, encryption efficiency, signature generation and verification times.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
Creators: Assa-Agyei, K., Owa, K., Al-Hadhrami, T. and Olajide, F.
Publisher: The Science and Information Organization
Date: 30 April 2024
Volume: 15
Number: 4
ISSN: 2158-107X
Identifiers:
Number
Type
10.14569/ijacsa.2024.01504105
DOI
1900446
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Rights: This is an open access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, even commercially as long as the original work is properly cited.
Divisions: Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by: Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added: 05 Jun 2024 09:34
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2024 09:34
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51531

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