Information technology security using cryptography

Author

Sanchez-Reillo, R. ; Lopez-Ongil, C. ; Entrena-Arrontes, L. ; Sanchez-Avila, C.

Author_Institution

Dpt. Tecnologia Electronica, Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Spain

Volume

18

Issue

6

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

24

Abstract

It is widely known that information technology applications should be secured. During the last years, special efforts have been applied to achieve a great level of security. These efforts have increased security in some aspects, such as cryptographic algorithms and authentication techniques, etc. But many other security holes have appeared in these applications, making the improvements achieved a "waste of time and money". In this paper, some of these security holes are exposed. Using security hardware modules can overcome some of these holes, if they are designed according to the applications specification.

Keywords

authorisation; computer crime; computer viruses; cryptography; data privacy; message authentication; telecommunication security; IT systems security; authentication techniques; cryptographic algorithms; cryptography; hackers; information technology security; security hardware modules; Computer hacking; Credit cards; Data security; Hardware; Information security; Information technology; Internet; Optimized production technology; Power system security; Public key cryptography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2003.1209586

Filename

1209586