| Title | Comparative Analysis of Digital Signature and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithms for the Validation of QR Code Vulnerabilities |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2021 |
| Authors | Razaque, Abdul, Alexandrov, Vladislav, Almiani, Muder, Alotaibi, Bandar, Alotaibi, Munif, Al-Dmour, Ayman |
| Conference Name | 2021 Eighth International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS) |
| Keywords | codes, cryptography, Cyber-physical systems, digital signature, DSA, Elliptic curves, Mobile handsets, phishing, Protocols, pubcrawl, QR code, QR codes, quick response code, Resiliency, security, Software, Software algorithms |
| Abstract | Quick response (QR) codes are currently used ubiq-uitously. Their interaction protocol design is initially unsecured. It forces users to scan QR codes, which makes it harder to differentiate a genuine code from a malicious one. Intruders can change the original QR code and make it fake, which can lead to phishing websites that collect sensitive data. The interaction model can be improved and made more secure by adding some modifications to the backend side of the application. This paper addresses the vulnerabilities of QR codes and recommends improvements in security design. Furthermore, two state-of-the-art algorithms, Digital Signature (DS) and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature (ECDS), are analytically compared to determine their strengths in QR code security. |
| DOI | 10.1109/SDS54264.2021.9732150 |
| Citation Key | razaque_comparative_2021 |
Comparative Analysis of Digital Signature and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithms for the Validation of QR Code Vulnerabilities