Journal of Electrical and Computational Innovations(JECI)

Electrical, Computer and System Engineering, Computer and Data Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States

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• Research Article   
  Non-Trivial Ciphertexts: Decryption Variety, Contents Discrimination
  Author(s): Gideon Samid*
  
  A trivial ciphertext is decrypted per all its bits to a corresponding, singular plaintext. A non-trivial ciphertext (NTC) is comprising decryption-proper bits as well as decryption unfitting bits (decoys) with a decryption discrimination key needed to identify each category. A non-trivial ciphertext may also decrypt to different plaintext options, determined by choice of decryption keys. NTC offer important advantages: giving ad-hoc power to buy extra security paid for with an inflated ciphertext, prospectively changing the strategic balance between cryptography and cryptanalysis. NTC involve plaintext alphabet that includes a 'plaintext empty letter' (PEL). Using a particular decryption key, certain ciphertext bits may decrypt to the PEL, and hence have no impact on the decrypted plaintext message constructed from the other bits. Using a different key, different ciphertext bi.. Read More»
  

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