QR Code Encryption for improving Bank information and Confidentiality

• Published in: 2023 27th International Conference on Information Technology (IT) pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Malallah, Fahad Layth, Abduljabbar, Ali I., Shareef, Baraa T., Al-Janaby, Ali Othman
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 15.02.2023
• Subjects: Cloud computing; Encryption; Image reconstruction; Information security; Information technology; QR codes; Smart devices
• DOI: 10.1109/IT57431.2023.10078457

Nowadays, storing confidential documents using cloud services is getting popular due to advantages regarding security and fast processing operations. One of the major services of cloud computing is cloud storage, which is conversely raises some issues regarding information security. Storing information for cooperation such as a bank in the cloud needs a fast processing operation to avoid any bottleneck in the work procedure. Therefore, Quick Response (QR) code is highly required to be utilized in these operations. The advantage of the QR code is easier for reading information by just scanning using any reader available on smart devices. The methodology is to integrate the security with QR code to save the text bank information. This is done by converting text to the QR code as an image form, then applying a cryptography algorithm to the QR code image then upload it to the cloud storage. Later on, once the plaintext is required to be reconstructed, the same operations are applied exactly to the encryption phase. In which the same algorithm will be applied for decryption then a QR code reader is used to preview the target bank text. For security matters, a key is used to be embedded in the protection operation. The type of encryption is proposed to be a symmetric One-time-pad (OTP) cryptography algorithm.