The efficiency of block ciphers in Galois/Counter Mode in IPsec-based virtual private networks

Author

Uskov, A. ; Avagyan, Hayk

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Bradley Univ., Peoria, IL, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

5-7 June 2014

Firstpage

173

Lastpage

178

Abstract

Encryption algorithms (ciphers) and modes of their operation (or, modes) have significant influence on efficiency (i.e. security and performance) of IP-based networks. The recently introduced newest modes of cipher operation - authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD) modes - provide confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of transferred data in a single 2-phase cryptographic scheme. One of the most promising AEAD cryptographic schemes - the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) - provides encryption and message authentication using universal hashing based on multiplication in a binary finite field. This paper presents obtained research results about the efficiency of popular ciphers in GCM mode for a transfer of rich multimedia data in IPsec-based virtual private networks.

Keywords

IP networks; computer network performance evaluation; computer network security; cryptography; data integrity; message authentication; AEAD modes; GCM mode; Galois-counter mode; IP-based network performance; IP-based network security; IPsec-based virtual private networks; authenticated encryption-with-associated data modes; binary finite field; block cipher efficiency; cipher network modes; data authenticity; data confidentiality; data integrity; encryption algorithms; message authentication; multimedia data transfer; single-2-phase cryptographic scheme; universal hashing; Ciphers; Encryption; Linux; Mobile communication; Virtual private networks; GCM mode; IPsec-based VPN; ciphers; efficiency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Milwaukee, WI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EIT.2014.6871757

Filename

6871757