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Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology

Official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia for scholarly work across science, engineering and related technologies.

e-ISSN 2231-8526 ISSN 0128-7680
Research article

DNA and LCG Based Security Key Generation Algorithm

Sodhi, G. K., Monga, H. and Gaba, G. S.

KeywordsAuthentication, Biometrics, Confidentiality, DNA, Linear Congruential Generator
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Abstract

To ensure reliable and efficient operations of encryption and hash codes, a unique approach of formulating a security key from Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of an individual is presented in this paper. The fusion of DNA sequence with Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) sequence ensures uniqueness in the keys generated and eradicates the problem of duplicate keys. The obtained key is significant due to its optimum length and robust algorithm. Simulation results reveal that keys produced thus pass the criteria of being random, by a significant coefficient value. Uniqueness is verified through avalanche test, which assures generation of a unique key every time.