Title: Cryptographic algorithm for protection of communication in drones control

Authors: Ivan Ivanov; Krume Andreev; Stella Vetova; Rumen Arnaudov

Addresses: Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Telecommunications and Management, University of Telecommunications and Post, Sofia 1700, Bulgaria ' Department of Radio Communications and Video Technologies, Faculty of Telecommunications, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria ' Department of Radio Communications and Video Technologies, Faculty of Telecommunications, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria ' Department of Radio Communications and Video Technologies, Faculty of Telecommunications, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria

Abstract: The paper below presents an optimised cryptographic algorithm, designed to protect communication in the management of drones. In this communication the need for the data to be protected as much as possible and (in case) stored reliably rises. The use of microcontrollers requires an optimised algorithm in terms of number and type of operations, due to lower computing power and a small amount of memory. The algorithm is built on DES algorithm, according to the Feistel scheme. It is a 64-bits symmetric block cryptographic algorithm, using a 512-bits cryptographic key.

Keywords: cryptography; scheme Feistel; cryptographic algorithm; drones; data protection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRIS.2021.113053

International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems, 2021 Vol.13 No.1, pp.32 - 38

Accepted: 24 Feb 2020
Published online: 16 Feb 2021 *

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