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Securing Fog Computing For E-Learning System Using Integration of Two Encryption Algorithms
Hind A. Alshambri1,* Fawaz Alassery2
1 Department of Information Technology, Taif University, Al-Hawiya, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Computer Engineering, Taif University, Al-Hawiya, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Author:Hind A. Alshambri. Email:
Journal of Cyber Security 2021, 3(3), 149-166. https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2021.022112
Received 14 September 2021; Accepted 23 September 2021; Issue published 17 November 2021
Abstract
Currently, the majority of institutions have made use of information
technologies to improve and develop their diverse educational methods to attract
more learners. Through information technologies, e-learning and learning-on-the
go have been adopted by the institutions to provide affordability and flexibility of
educational services. Most of the educational institutes are offering online
teaching classes using the technologies like cloud computing, networking, etc.
Educational institutes have developed their e-learning platforms for the online
learning process, through this way they have paved the way for distance learning.
But e-learning platform has to face a lot of security challenges in terms of
cyberattacks and data hacking through unauthorized access. Fog computing is one
of the new technologies that facilitate control over access to big data, as it acts as
a mediator between the cloud and the user to bring services closer and reduce their
latency. This report presents the use of fog computing for the development of an
e-learning platform. and introduced different algorithms to secure the data and
information sharing through e-learning platforms. Moreover, this report provides
a comparison among RSA, AES, and ECC algorithms for fog-enabled
cybersecurity systems. These Algorithms are compared by developing them using
python-based language program, in terms of encryption/decryption time, key
generations techniques, and other features offered. In addition, we proposed to use
a hybrid cryptography system of two types of encryption algorithms such as RSA
with AES to fulfill the security, file size, and latency required for the
communication between the fog and the e-learning system. we tested our proposed
system and highlight the pros and cons of the Integrated Encryption Schemes by
performing a testbed for e-learning website scenario using ASP.net and C#.
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Cite This Article
H. A. Alshambri and F. Alassery, "Securing fog computing for e-learning system using integration of two encryption algorithms,"
Journal of Cyber Security, vol. 3, no.3, pp. 149–166, 2021. https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2021.022112