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An efficient environmental monitoring data encryption algorithm based on DNA coding and hyperchaotic system

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Securing data in wireless environmental monitoring systems based jointly on Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) database and chaotic sequences is a hot new research topic. This paper deals with the implementation of an encryption scheme combining DNA cryptography and the pseudorandom property of hyperchaotic behavior to secure data from air quality monitoring stations. We propose an appropriate cryptography algorithm, which guarantees the confidentiality, integrity, and authentication of data. The dynamics of the hyperchaotic system was studied in order to be able to make a wise choice of the sequence to be used in the encryption and decryption processes, which will be used at all stages of the cryptosystem to strengthen data security. Several studies including security analysis, execution times as well as a comparative study with some existing algorithms were carried out to assess the resistance to attacks of the proposed scheme. The performance analysis demonstrated the ability of the proposed cryptosystem to resist various attacks through a low execution time and a large key space.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the editor and the unanimous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions that helped to greatly improve this work, and also the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as part of the coordinated research project (CRP J02014) with the Cameroonian Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation and The Institute of Geological and Mining Research (IRGM).

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  1. Research Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 4110, Yaoundé, Cameroon

    Jacob Mbarndouka Taamté, Vitrice Ruben Folifack Signing, Michaux Kountchou Noube &  Saïdou

  2. Laboratory of Electrical and Electronic Systems, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

    Jacob Mbarndouka Taamté & Bodo Bertrand

  3. Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon

    Saïdou

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Mbarndouka Taamté, J., Folifack Signing, V.R., Kountchou Noube, M. et al. An efficient environmental monitoring data encryption algorithm based on DNA coding and hyperchaotic system. Int. j. inf. tecnol. 14, 1367–1380 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41870-022-00887-z

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