Applications Based on Symmetry in Cryptography and Information Security
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cryptography; information security
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cryptography and information security are crucial fields that have been gaining significant attention due to their importance in protecting sensitive data and ensuring secure communications. They involve the use of various techniques and algorithms to encrypt and decrypt information and safeguard it from unauthorized access and attacks. This field is essential for maintaining information confidentiality, integrity, and availability in various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and government. Furthermore, symmetry plays an important role in cryptography information security.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to share their latest findings and advancements in cryptography and information security. We are particularly interested in submissions that explore novel approaches and developments in this field, including but not limited to secure computation, cryptography theory and algorithms, cryptographic engineering and applications, and intelligent security and privacy computing. Potential areas of interest include the development of new encryption algorithms, techniques for secure data transmission, methods for detecting and preventing cyber attacks, and approaches to ensuring the privacy and security of personal data.
We welcome submissions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Cryptographic protocols and secure communication systems;
- Digital signatures and authentication methods;
- Leakage-resilient cryptographic algorithms and their implementations;
- Public-key encryption techniques and their security properties;
- Cryptographic primitives for data integrity and authentication;
- Functional encryption for secure data processing and analysis;
- Security and privacy in cloud computing and big data analytics.
All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure their quality and originality. Accepted papers will be published and accessible to all readers.
Dr. Yanwei Zhou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cryptographic protocols and secure communication systems
- digital signatures and authentication methods
- leakage-resilient cryptographic algorithms and their implementations
- public-key encryption techniques and their security properties
- cryptographic primitives for data integrity and authentication
- functional encryption for secure data processing and analysis
- security and privacy in cloud computing and big data analytics.
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