Protecting Private Data by Honey Encryption
Joint Authors
Yin, Wei
Indulska, Jadwiga
Zhou, Hongjian
Source
Security and Communication Networks
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The existing password-based encryption (PBE) methods that are used to protect private data are vulnerable to brute-force attacks.
The reason is that, for a wrongly guessed key, the decryption process yields an invalid-looking plaintext message, confirming the invalidity of the key, while for the correct key it outputs a valid-looking plaintext message, confirming the correctness of the guessed key.
Honey encryption helps to minimise this vulnerability.
In this paper, we design and implement the honey encryption mechanisms and apply it to three types of private data including Chinese identification numbers, mobile phone numbers, and debit card passwords.
We evaluate the performance of our mechanism and propose an enhancement to address the overhead issue.
We also show lessons learned from designing, implementing, and evaluating the honey encryption mechanism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yin, Wei& Indulska, Jadwiga& Zhou, Hongjian. 2017. Protecting Private Data by Honey Encryption. Security and Communication Networks،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203067
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yin, Wei…[et al.]. Protecting Private Data by Honey Encryption. Security and Communication Networks No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203067
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yin, Wei& Indulska, Jadwiga& Zhou, Hongjian. Protecting Private Data by Honey Encryption. Security and Communication Networks. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203067
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1203067