The Untapped Potential of Ascon Hash Functions: Benchmarking, Hardware Profiling, and Application Insights for Secure IoT and Blockchain Systems [PDF]
SensorsHash functions are fundamental components in both cryptographic and non-cryptographic systems, supporting secure authentication, data integrity, fingerprinting, and indexing.
Yuhua Chen, Chen Yuhua
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Improved 2-round collision attack on IoT hash standard ASCON-HASH [PDF]
HeliyonLightweight cryptography algorithms are a class of ciphers designed to protect data generated and transmitted by the Internet of Things. They typically have low requirements in terms of storage space and power consumption, and are well-suited for ...
Di Zhai, Hongjian Gao
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Resistance of Ascon Family Against Conditional Cube Attacks in Nonce-Misuse Setting
IEEE Access, 2023 Ascon family is one of the finalists of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lightweight cryptography standardization process. The family includes three Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) schemes: Ascon-128 (primary)
Deukjo Hong, Donghoon Chang
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Post-Quantum enhanced Ascon for secure vehicular IoT data integrity [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSecure vehicular communication is important in sustaining secure and effective transportation infrastructures. Advances in the Vehicular Internet of Things (VIoT) technology enable communication among vehicles as well as roadside facilities, offering ...
Bhuvaneshwari A. J +3 more
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Preimage and collision attacks on reduced Ascon using algebraic strategies
CybersecurityAscon, a family of algorithms that supports hashing and authenticated encryption, is the winner of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Project. In this paper, we propose an improved preimage attack against 2-round Ascon-XOF-64 with a complexity of $$2^{33}$
Ling Song, Yang Qianqian, Song Ling
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Enhanced chromium removal from tannery wastewater through electrocoagulation with iron electrodes: Leveraging the Box-Behnken design for optimization [PDF]
HeliyonThis study is focused on reducing total chromium level in tannery wastewater through the electrocoagulation process, in order to comply with the maximum permissible limits (MPL) and to determine the effects from its main operating factors.
Edwar Aguilar-Ascón +2 more
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Evaluating Ascon Hardware on 7-Series FPGA Devices
IEEE AccessThe applications regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) demand lightweight and robust cryptographic solutions to ensure authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD). Also, the lightweight cryptographic solutions that provide data confidentiality,
Moahd Alghuson +2 more
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Enhancing Resilience in Digital Twins: ASCON-Based Security Solutions for Industry 4.0
NetworkPersistent security challenges in Industry 4.0 due to the limited resources of IoT devices necessitate innovative solutions. Addressing this, this study introduces the ASCON algorithm for lightweight authenticated encryption with associated data ...
Mohammed Elhajj
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Depth-Optimized Quantum Circuits for ASCON: AEAD and HASH
MathematicsQuantum computing advancements pose security challenges for cryptography. Specifically, Grover’s search algorithm affects the reduction in the search complexity of symmetric-key encryption and hash functions. Recent efforts have been made to estimate the
Kyung Bae Jang +2 more
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NIGERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: DOES CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME MATTER?
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2023 Whether the contributory pension scheme (CPS) has addressed the shortage of capital for investments, the challenge of full compliance with the system and the shortage of investment outlets spurred the interest to investigate the impact of the CPS on ...
Ayorinde Olutimi AKINWUMI +2 more
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