Development of a Secure SMS Application using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) on Android Platform

Abstract

When we live in a global village, then maintaining privacy and confidentiality becomes reasonably challenging. Short Message Service (SMS) is the oldest application for exchanging messages between communicating parties in cellular network used by mobile phones. These messages are encrypted over-the-air with A5/1 algorithm and stored as clear text at network operator. Recent developments have shown that this algorithm is not secure any more. Compromising an access to network operator registers gains access to SMS also. Current scenarios of hacks and exploitation demands confidentiality, and encryption is one of the techniques, which is used, in this subsequent project of designing a secure SMS android application. Cryptographic manipulation of the data is performed using AES 128-bit algorithm to secure the data, which is essential to us and the safe transmission of confidential data over the GSM network. AES (Advanced Encryption Standards) algorithm is the considered impregnable even to super computers brute force attacks. The AES algorithm technique uses very befuddled and sporadic encryption making data impregnable to attackers or hackers. This android app will allow the user to encrypt and decrypt the SMS (Short Message Service) efficiently and just at one click. Subsequent explanation is given afterwards.

Current Multi-factor of Authentication: Approaches, Requirements, Attacks and Challenges

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SMS Security by Elliptic Curve and Chaotic Encryption Algorithms

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Subject Review: SMS Encryption for Android Mobile using the Encryption Algorithm

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“… This research work has a lot of benefits to both private and public firm and even individuals to protect their confidential information on mobile phones. [19] RSA & chaotic Algorithm  RSA is strong encryption but the secret increment when using chaotic algorithm is a well method for encryption message, the combination of chaotic theory and cryptography forms an important field of information security  Implemented in mobile environment with android operating system  the method was tested in various types of operators (such as the S3, Galaxy S7, Galaxy j7, Huawei Nova2 plus, HTC) [20] Android platform in AES 128 -bit algorithm  This method is a performance evaluation for the encryption of the three-block message …”