Chaos-Based Cryptography: End of the Road?
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Engineering
RAS ID
9165
Abstract
Chaos-based cryptography emerged in the early 1990s as an innovative application of nonlinear dynamics in the chaotic regime. Even if in theory chaotic dynamics was thought to evolve into a new revolution in cryptography, in real-life an efficient and reliable chaos-based cryptosystem didn't emerge. The main but not the only reason is the dynamic degradation of digital chaotic systems, a subject that became very popular in the last few years. This paper presents a new theoretical background related to this issue that proves the inefficiency of chaos-based encryption algorithms. Even more, in one of the two relevant case studies presented, another myth is demolished: the analog encryption base on synchronized chaos.
Comments
D. Curiac, D. Iercan, O. Dranga, F. Dragan and O. Banias, "Chaos-Based Cryptography: End of the Road?," The International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems, and Technologies (SECUREWARE 2007), Valencia, 2007, pp. 71-76.