title: HyDEn: a hybrid steganocryptographic approach for data encryption using randomized error-correcting DNA codes.
abstract: This paper presents a novel hybrid DNA encryption (HyDEn) approach that uses randomized assignments of unique error-correcting DNA Hamming code words for single characters in the extended ASCII set. HyDEn relies on custom-built quaternary codes and a private key used in the randomized assignment of code words and the cyclic permutations applied on the encoded message. Along with its ability to detect and correct errors, HyDEn equals or outperforms existing cryptographic methods and represents a promising in silico DNA steganographic approach.
authors.affiliation: National Research Council Canada, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, Canada E1A 7R1. dan.tulpan@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tulpan
authors.forename: Chaouki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Regoui
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belliveau
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Léger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D004247:DNA