ENCRYPTION FRAMEWORK FOR ENSURING SECURITY IN OPEN SOCIAL NETWORKS USING ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY

Abstract

In today's digital landscape, data encryption is essential for secured storage and transfer of data. This study proposes an Elliptic Curve Cryptography framework, designed to ensure robust data security through a dedicated graphical user interface (Eclipse IDE). This framework supports both text and image inputs while providing estimates for upload and download time. Access is restricted to authorised users, who are the only ones permitted to upload or download the content.Within this framework, a 128 bit encryption key is generated and subsequently truncated to 75 bits. The key generation process is highly efficient, completing in less than 0.5 seconds. Each key remains valid for encryption or decryption for a maximum of 40 seconds, demonstrating the effectiveness and speed of this ECC approach.