ANALYSIS OF OPEN SOURCE CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS

Abstract

Today’s high speed digital world has eased the process of data transmission. Large amount of data can be transferred in small amount of time which has raised a big question on the secrecy of data, since it can easily be accessed and modified by any third party. Digital Steganography is the science of communicating secret data in an appropriate multimedia carrier such that the existence of communication remains hidden. Cryptography means “secret writing”. It is the art and science of concealing the messages to introduce secrecy in information security. It has various aspects such as data confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation, which are central to modern cryptography. A cryptosystem is an implementation of cryptographic techniques and their accompanying infrastructure, to provide information security services. Choosing a secure cryptosystem is not enough, it is also important to make sure that the system is used in a manner that does not compromise its security. In this review paper, we provide the analysis of available open source cryptographic systems.