Synesthesia-Based Encryption for Video-Only Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing encryption systems are susceptible to cryptographic attacks and are not computationally secure, making them impractical to break with available resources, despite claims of unconditionally secure algorithms.
Innovation Solution
A synesthesia-based encryption system that dynamically changes encryption schemes with each message transfer, hiding encrypted messages in other media, using a color cipher and tamper-resistant ciphers to prevent unauthorized access, and employing a moving target defense against various attack strategies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional encryption algorithms are used, then messages can be kept secure from casual observers, but they are susceptible to cryptographic attacks and can be broken with enough time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic encryption where the encryption scheme changes with each message transfer. The system uses a color cipher that dynamically selects from multiple color maps, and employs a moving target defense that constantly mutates encryption parameters. This dynamic approach prevents static cryptographic analysis and makes attacks impractical, as the encryption behavior is in constant flux rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple encryption layers including a color cipher, multiple color maps, and a moving target defense mechanism. This composite encryption approach integrates several security measures working together, where the color cipher provides base encryption and the moving target defense adds dynamic mutation, creating a multi-layered security system that is more resistant to attacks than single-method encryption.
2Device complexity
If encryption schemes are kept static, then implementation is simpler, but the system is vulnerable to attacks that apply decoding resources against a single encryption
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic encryption schemes that change with each message transfer. The color cipher dynamically selects different color maps, and the moving target defense constantly mutates encryption parameters. This dynamic behavior prevents attackers from applying decoding resources against a static encryption, making the system computationally secure despite the increased implementation complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If messages are hidden in isolated locations, then they are inaccessible to unauthorized users, but they are not necessarily secure from interception or reading
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a color cipher as an intermediary layer between the message and the transmission medium. The encryption process transforms messages into color-coded representations that can be hidden in various media. This intermediary encryption layer ensures that even if the message is intercepted during transmission or storage, it remains secure without requiring physical isolation, as the cryptographic protection travels with the message.
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AI summary
A synesthesia-based encryption system and method (referred to as a system) includes a camera that captures an image and a transceiver communicatively coupled to the camera and a video-only network. The system includes a sensor that monitors a location and generates a sensor message. The sensor message include information that represents a state, a measurement, and/or a detection at that location. The system's processor maps colors to characters from the sensor message to generate a replacement image. In some systems, the sensor is encrypted first. The processor integrates the replacement image within the original image or some or all of the video frames captured by the camera to form a combined image(s) and causes a transceiver to transmit the combined image(s) across the video-only network to a destination.