A TYPE OF POST–QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56651/lqdtu.jst.v13.n01.818.ictKeywords:
Symmetric key cryptography, encryption-authentication algorithm, OTP cipher, block cipher, post–quantum cryptography, quantum–resistant cryptographyAbstract
The article proposes a type of post–quantum cryptographic algorithm based on hash function and One–Time Pad cipher. Due to inheriting a property called “perfect secrecy” of the One-Time Pad cipher, the algorithms constructed according to the method proposed here can resist various types of attacks with the help of quantum computers. In addition to high security, algorithms of this type also have the ability to authenticate the origin and integrity of the encrypted messages. On the other hand, the one-time key for encryption/decryption is established for each individual message while the management and distribution of the shared secret key between the sender/encryptor and receiver/decryptor is performed similar to symmetric – key cryptosystems being applied in practice.