Today, cryptographic hash functions have numerous applications in different areas. At the same time, new collision attacks have been developed recently, making some widely used algorithms like SHA-1 vulnerable and unreliable. This article is aiming at the development of a new hashing algorithm that will be resistant to all cryptographic attacks, including quantum collision attacks that potentially pose a threat to some widely used cryptographic hash functions. This algorithm was called Nik-512. The avalanche effect is tested to ensure the cryptographic strength of the developed algorithm. The Nik-512 function is then applied to build a data integrity system which can be used to protect data from malicious users.

The article describes the investigation process of the possibilities of XSS–attacks, and the development of counteraction means to these attacks. Researches were determined whether XSS–attack can be fulfilled successfully, and vulnerability detection methods can be applied; were developed the logical and structural diagrams of XSS–vulnerability detection program; were realized program implementation (software) of algorithms for detecting XSS–vulnerabilities on the Web – sites. The software implementation is Web extension for the Google Chrome browser. Main purpose of implementing this software is to confirm or deny the presence of XSS–vulnerabilities on the site, and to counteract the possible attack.

Blockchain is one of the leading data transfer technologies that eliminate the need for centralized management through consensus algorithms. This article describes the consensus algorithms, their benefits, and their applications within a micropayment system in the financial sector. Preliminary studies have shown that the performance of distributed databases largely depends on the chosen consensus algorithm. The main task of the study is to create a mathematical model to assess their performance. The most popular crypto projects and the consensus algorithms are analyzed to determine their performance. The obtained model was tested by calculating the parameters of the distributed register based on the directed acyclic graph algorithm and calculating the parameters of other algorithms used. The result is a mathematical model for evaluating the parametric characteristics of the work of consensus algorithms with the choice of the most priority one for implementation in the financial sector. The analysis focuses on the mathematical steps taken by each consensus algorithm. The data obtained using the developed mathematical model demonstrates that PoW, PoS, and DAG algorithms depend on various resources, such as computing power, the number of connected nodes, and the speed of receiving transactions.

The article considers the physical basis for the formation of a technical channel of information leakage that occurs due to low-frequency acoustoelectric transformations. The method of instrumental and computational control of the security of speech information in the considered channel of information leakage, which is currently used in special research, is presented with a representation in the form of a simulation model. Based on the developed simulation model, using the MVR design pattern, a software tool was developed. The main classes of software that implements the model are presented. The functionality of the developed software tool is demonstrated and recommendations are given for the possible use of a simulation model for identifying threats to information security that occur due to low – frequency acoustoelectric transformations.

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