Syed Shabih Ul Hasan¹, Anwar Ghani¹, Ikram Ud Din², Ahmad Almogren^3,*, Ayman Altameem⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 3701-3716, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020624

Abstract User authentication is one of the critical concerns of information security. Users tend to use strong textual passwords, but remembering complex passwords is hard as they often write it on a piece of paper or save it in their mobile phones. Textual passwords are slightly unprotected and are easily attackable. The attacks include dictionary, shoulder surfing, and brute force. Graphical passwords overcome the shortcomings of textual passwords and are designed to aid memorability and ease of use. This paper proposes a Process-based Pattern Authentication (PPA) system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that does not require a server to maintain… More >

Fayez Alqahtani^1,*, Mohammed Amoon^2,3, Walid El-Shafai⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 3133-3150, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020454

Abstract Patient medical information in all forms is crucial to keep private and secure, particularly when medical data communication occurs through insecure channels. Therefore, there is a bad need for protecting and securing the color medical images against impostors and invaders. In this paper, an optical medical image security approach is introduced. It is based on the optical bit-plane Jigsaw Transform (JT) and Fractional Fourier Transform (FFT). Different kernels with a lone lens and a single arbitrary phase code are exploited in this security approach. A preceding bit-plane scrambling process is conducted on the input color medical images prior to the… More >

Mingming Zhang¹, Jiaming Mao^1,*, Yuanyuan Ma², Liangjie Xu³, Chuanjun Wang¹, Ran Zhao¹, Zhihao Li³, Lu Chen⁴, Wenbing Zhao⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.3, pp. 1217-1231, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.017657

Abstract As the power Internet of Things (IoT) enters the security construction stage, the massive use of perception layer devices urgently requires an identity authentication scheme that considers both security and practicality. The existing public key infrastructure (PKI)-based security authentication scheme is currently difficult to apply in many terminals in IoT. Its key distribution and management costs are high, which hinders the development of power IoT security construction. Combined Public Key (CPK) technology uses a small number of seeds to generate unlimited public keys. It is very suitable for identity authentication in the power Internet of Things. In this paper, we… More >

V. Rajkumar^1,*, M. Prakash², V. Vennila³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 779-793, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019622

Abstract Cloud storage is an incipient technology in today’s world. Lack of security in cloud environment is one of the primary challenges faced these days. This scenario poses new security issues and it forms the crux of the current work. The current study proposes Secure Interactional Proof System (SIPS) to address this challenge. This methodology has a few key essential components listed herewith to strengthen the security such as authentication, confidentiality, access control, integrity and the group of components such as AVK Scheme (Access List, Verifier and Key Generator). It is challenging for every user to prove their identity to the… More >

Amit Verma¹, Mohammed Baljon², Shailendra Mishra^2,*, Iqbaldeep Kaur¹, Ritika Saini¹, Sharad Saxena³, Sanjay Kumar Sharma⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 1955-1974, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020084

Abstract Biometric applications widely use the face as a component for recognition and automatic detection. Face rotation is a variable component and makes face detection a complex and challenging task with varied angles and rotation. This problem has been investigated, and a novice algorithm, namely RIFDS (Rotation Invariant Face Detection System), has been devised. The objective of the paper is to implement a robust method for face detection taken at various angle. Further to achieve better results than known algorithms for face detection. In RIFDS Polar Harmonic Transforms (PHT) technique is combined with Multi-Block Local Binary Pattern (MBLBP) in a hybrid… More >

D. Prabakaran^1,*, Shyamala Ramachandran²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 1781-1798, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019591

Abstract The rise of the digital economy and the comfort of accessing by way of user mobile devices expedite human endeavors in financial transactions over the Virtual Private Network (VPN) backbone. This prominent application of VPN evades the hurdles involved in physical money exchange. The VPN acts as a gateway for the authorized user in accessing the banking server to provide mutual authentication between the user and the server. The security in the cloud authentication server remains vulnerable to the results of threat in JP Morgan Data breach in 2014, Capital One Data Breach in 2019, and many more cloud server… More >

Summra Saleem^1,2, M. Usman Ghani Khan^1,2, Tanzila Saba³, Ibrahim Abunadi³, Amjad Rehman^3,*, Saeed Ali Bahaj⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 505-521, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.018871

Abstract Image translation plays a significant role in realistic image synthesis, entertainment tasks such as editing and colorization, and security including personal identification. In Edge GAN, the major contribution is attribute guided vector that enables high visual quality content generation. This research study proposes automatic face image realism from freehand sketches based on Edge GAN. We propose a density variant image synthesis model, allowing the input sketch to encompass face features with minute details. The density level is projected into non-latent space, having a linear controlled function parameter. This assists the user to appropriately devise the variant densities of facial sketches… More >

Kanwal Imran^1,*, Nasreen Anjum², Abdullah Alghamdi³, Asadullah Shaikh³, Mohammed Hamdi³, Saeed Mahfooz¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.1, pp. 1033-1052, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.018589

Abstract IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) provides IP connectivity to the highly constrained nodes in the Internet of Things (IoTs). 6LoWPAN allows nodes with limited battery power and storage capacity to carry IPv6 datagrams over the lossy and error-prone radio links offered by the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, thus acting as an adoption layer between the IPv6 protocol and IEEE 802.15.4 network. The data link layer of IEEE 802.15.4 in 6LoWPAN is based on AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), but the 6LoWPAN standard lacks and has omitted the security and privacy requirements at higher layers. The sensor nodes in… More >

Suliman A. Alsuhibany^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 341-356, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.018563

Abstract The pattern password method is amongst the most attractive authentication methods and involves drawing a pattern; this is seen as easier than typing a password. However, since people with visual impairments have been increasing their usage of smart devices, this method is inaccessible for them as it requires them to select points on the touch screen. Therefore, this paper exploits the haptic technology by introducing a vibration-based pattern password approach in which the vibration feedback plays an important role. This approach allows visually impaired people to use a pattern password through two developed vibration feedback: pulses, which are counted by… More >

Seyed Amin Hosseini Seno¹, Mahdi Nikooghadam¹, Rahmat Budiarto^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3495-3512, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.019051

Abstract Tele-medical information system provides an efficient and convenient way to connect patients at home with medical personnel in clinical centers. In this system, service providers consider user authentication as a critical requirement. To address this crucial requirement, various types of validation and key agreement protocols have been employed. The main problem with the two-way authentication of patients and medical servers is not built with thorough and comprehensive analysis that makes the protocol design yet has flaws. This paper analyzes carefully all aspects of security requirements including the perfect forward secrecy in order to develop an efficient and robust lightweight authentication… More >