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Behrouz Zolfaghari1, Khodakhast Bibak2, Takeshi Koshiba3
1Cyber Science Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Abstract:
After being introduced by Shannon as a measure of disorder and unavailable information, the notion of entropy has found its applications in a broad range of scientific disciplines. In this paper, we present a systematic review on the applications of entropy and related information-theoretical concepts in the design, implementation and evaluation of cryptographic schemes, algorithms, devices and systems. Moreover, we study existing trends, and establish a roadmap for future research in these areas.
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