Security analysis and performance evaluation of a new lightweight cryptographic algorithm for cloud computing

Abstract

Nowadays, cloud computing is rapid growth in the IT industry, which provides a new way to manage the different information systems. The rapid development of technology makes it essential to use this technology and to benefit from its advantages. With raising awareness and worries about cloud services and information security, understanding and knowledge are growing for the usage of algorithms security into the processes and data systems. The primary purpose of this research work is to undertake a security analysis and performance assessment of a new lightweight cryptographic algorithm for enhancing data security in cloud computing. It focuses on studying the performance and security analysis algorithm architecture base on computational time and key sensitivity, statistical analysis, image histogram, and entropy change analysis in cloud computing environment. It also, provides a performance comparison of general symmetric algorithms used to secure the cloud services: DES, AES, Blowfish, RC4, HIGH, SF, and SIT.