Cryptography and Cryptanalysis in Java: Creating and Programming Advanced Algorithms with Java SE 17 LTS and Jakarta EE 10

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S. L. Nita, M. I. MihailescuCryptography and Cryptanalysis in Javahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8105-5_1

1. Introduction

Stefania Loredana Nita¹   and Marius Iulian Mihailescu¹

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Bucharest, Romania

 

In the last decade, technology has rapidly evolved. Statistics show that 64.2 zettabytes of data were generated in 2020 (1 zettabyte is equivalent to 10²¹ bytes or 10¹² gigabytes), and it is predicted that by 2025, the digital data generated will reach 181 zettabytes [1, 2]. Electronic communication has become an essential part of our lives, and due to its rapid evolution, all manner of security issues have arisen. Because digital messages, in all of their ...