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A New S-Box Design System for Data Encryption Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
Yazeed Yasin Ghadi1, Mohammed S. Alshehri2, Sultan Almakdi2, Oumaima Saidani3,*, Nazik Alturki3, Fawad Masood4, Muhammad Shahbaz Khan5
1 Department of Computer Science, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, 112612, United Arab Emirates
2 Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University,
Najran, 61441, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint
Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, 4400, Pakistan
5
School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT, UK
* Corresponding Author: Oumaima Saidani. Email:
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Multimedia Encryption and Information Security)
Computers, Materials & Continua 2023, 77(1), 781-797. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.042777
Received 01 June 2023; Accepted 02 August 2023; Issue published 31 October 2023
Abstract
Securing digital image data is a key concern in today’s information-driven society. Effective encryption techniques
are required to protect sensitive image data, with the Substitution-box (S-box) often playing a pivotal role in many
symmetric encryption systems. This study introduces an innovative approach to creating S-boxes for encryption
algorithms. The proposed S-boxes are tested for validity and non-linearity by incorporating them into an image
encryption scheme. The nonlinearity measure of the proposed S-boxes is 112. These qualities significantly enhance
its resistance to common cryptographic attacks, ensuring high image data security. Furthermore, to assess the
robustness of the S-boxes, an encryption system has also been proposed and the proposed S-boxes have been
integrated into the designed encryption system. To validate the eectiveness of the proposed encryption system,
a comprehensive security analysis including brute force attack and histogram analysis has been performed. In
addition, to determine the level of security during the transmission and storage of digital content, the encryption
system’s Number of Pixel Change Rate (NPCR), and Unified Averaged Changed Intensity (UACI) are calculated.
The results indicate a 99.71% NPCR and 33.51% UACI. These results demonstrate that the proposed S-boxes offer
a significant level of security for digital content throughout its transmission and storage.
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APA Style
Ghadi, Y.Y., Alshehri, M.S., Almakdi, S., Saidani, O., Alturki, N. et al. (2023). A new s-box design system for data encryption using artificial bee colony algorithm. Computers, Materials & Continua, 77(1), 781-797. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.042777
Vancouver Style
Ghadi YY, Alshehri MS, Almakdi S, Saidani O, Alturki N, Masood F, et al. A new s-box design system for data encryption using artificial bee colony algorithm. Computers Materials Continua . 2023;77(1):781-797 https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.042777
IEEE Style
Y.Y. Ghadi et al., "A New S-Box Design System for Data Encryption Using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm," Computers Materials Continua , vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 781-797. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.042777