Everything about Symmetric-key algorithm
Cryptographic algorithm
Symmetric-key algorithms are algorithms for cryptography that use the same cryptographic keys for both the encryption of plaintext and the decryption of ciphertext. The keys may be identical, or there may be a simple transformation to go between the two keys. The keys, in practice, represent a shared secret between two or more parties that can be used to maintain a private information link. The requirement that both parties have access to the secret key is one of the main drawbacks of symmetric-key encryption, in comparison to asymmetric-key encryption. However, symmetric-key encryption algorithms are usually better for bulk encryption. With the exception of the one-time pad they have a smaller key size, which means less storage space and faster transmission. Due to this, asymmetric-key encryption is often used to exchange the secret key for symmetric-key encryption. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Symmetric-key algorithmA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A hybrid encryption system for communication and financial transactions using RSA and a novel symmetric key algorithmInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Computer NetworksThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Symmetric Key Cryptographic AlgorithmCited 39 times
- Go sideways: CiphertextA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Block cipherA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Symmetric Key Cryptographic Algorithm
Using Simon's algorithm to attack symmetric-key cryptographic primitives
Content Based Double Encryption Algorithm Using Symmetric Key Cryptography
Robust and lightweight symmetric key exchange algorithm for next-generation IoE
Tamilian Cryptography: An Efficient Hybrid Symmetric Key Encryption Algorithm
Systematic literature review: comparison study of symmetric key and asymmetric key algorithm
Hybrid encryption/decryption technique using new public key and symmetric key algorithm
A hybrid random-key genetic algorithm for a symmetric travelling salesman problem
🆕 Influential since 2022
A hybrid encryption system for communication and financial transactions using RSA and a novel symmetric key algorithm
Healthcare Data Security in Cloud Storage Using Light Weight Symmetric Key Algorithm
A Secret Key Classification Framework of Symmetric Encryption Algorithm Based on Deep Transfer Learning
Round key formation algorithm for symmetric block encryption algorithms
A hybrid DNA cryptography-based encryption algorithm using the fusion of symmetric key techniques
đź“š Books worth reading
Computer NetworksAndrew S. Tanenbaum, John David Wetherall · 1981
Computer networkingJames F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross · 1900
HackingJon Erickson, Jon Erickson · 2003
An introduction to mathematical cryptographyJeffrey Hoffstein · 2008
Parallel Programming in C with MPI and OpenMPMichael J. Quinn · 2003
Fundamentals of data structures in CEllis Horowitz · 1993
Radio Frequency Identification. Security and Privacy IssuesJaap-Henk Hoepman · 2013
Cryptography and network securityWilliam Stallings · 2006
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