Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation

Security of data stored inside storage devices is becoming one of the main issues in computer security now. It is known that the most efficient techniques to protect storage devices are using cryptography. Developing newer and more secure encryption algorithms and modes of operation might be critica...

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Main Authors: Alomari, Mohammad Ahmed, Samsudin, Khairulmizam, Ramli, Abdul Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society for Education and Environment 2014
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author Alomari, Mohammad Ahmed
Samsudin, Khairulmizam
Ramli, Abdul Rahman
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description Security of data stored inside storage devices is becoming one of the main issues in computer security now. It is known that the most efficient techniques to protect storage devices are using cryptography. Developing newer and more secure encryption algorithms and modes of operation might be critically important to protect these devices since conventional disk encryption algorithms, such as CBC mode, have shown serious security flaws. In this paper, the IEEE XTS encryption mode of operation for storage encryption (P1619 standard) has been implemented using parallel design. A performance comparison between the sequential and parallel algorithms of XTS mode is presented here. Parallel overheads that prevented from achieving perfect linear speedup are measured and minimized. The parallel XTS algorithm has shown a speedup of 1.80, with 90% efficiency, faster than the sequential algorithm. In these simulations, AES is used as encryption algorithm with 256-bit encryption key.
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spelling upm-379622015-12-29T10:48:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37962/ Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation Alomari, Mohammad Ahmed Samsudin, Khairulmizam Ramli, Abdul Rahman Security of data stored inside storage devices is becoming one of the main issues in computer security now. It is known that the most efficient techniques to protect storage devices are using cryptography. Developing newer and more secure encryption algorithms and modes of operation might be critically important to protect these devices since conventional disk encryption algorithms, such as CBC mode, have shown serious security flaws. In this paper, the IEEE XTS encryption mode of operation for storage encryption (P1619 standard) has been implemented using parallel design. A performance comparison between the sequential and parallel algorithms of XTS mode is presented here. Parallel overheads that prevented from achieving perfect linear speedup are measured and minimized. The parallel XTS algorithm has shown a speedup of 1.80, with 90% efficiency, faster than the sequential algorithm. In these simulations, AES is used as encryption algorithm with 256-bit encryption key. Indian Society for Education and Environment 2014-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37962/1/37962.pdf Alomari, Mohammad Ahmed and Samsudin, Khairulmizam and Ramli, Abdul Rahman (2014) Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 7 (11). pp. 1813-1819. ISSN 0974-6846; ESSN: 0974-5645 http://www.indjst.org/index.php/indjst/article/view/41468
spellingShingle Alomari, Mohammad Ahmed
Samsudin, Khairulmizam
Ramli, Abdul Rahman
Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title_full Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title_fullStr Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title_full_unstemmed Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title_short Implementation of a parallel XTS encryption mode of operation
title_sort implementation of a parallel xts encryption mode of operation
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37962/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37962/1/37962.pdf