Academic · Note #04

Data compression and encryption

My Revista FT article, in brief

My Revista FT article (volume 29, issue 140, November 2024) compares compression and encryption algorithms in highly variable scenarios. Here is the summary of the summary, with a link to the full text.

1 min read by Edinaldo Sá

  • Article
  • Compression
  • Encryption
  • Entropy
Illustrative schematic: a stack of “500,000+ files” goes through “Compression (Deflate, DRIC)” and “Encryption (AES, RSA, Blowfish)” and on to “transmission” and “cloud”; below, the Shannon entropy formula; a “~9,450 configurations” label.
Illustrative schematic made for this post. Not a screenshot.

The summary of the summary

The article describes a methodology for data compression and encryption and assesses how efficient the algorithms are in highly variable scenarios. The benchmarks cover more than 500,000 files and about 9,450 distinct configurations, testing the performance and security of the DRIC system (Data Reduction Information Compression). The comparison includes established technologies such as Deflate, AES, RSA and Blowfish, in contexts ranging from data transmission to secure cloud storage. It also discusses physical implications related to data flow and entropy.

Reference

Title
Compactação e criptografia de dados: uma abordagem metodológica e comparativa (in Portuguese)
Author
Edinaldo Sá
Journal
Revista FT · ISSN 1678-0817
Volume and issue
Volume 29, Issue 140, November 2024
Published
Field
Exact and Earth Sciences
Affiliations
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil · Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland

Read the article

The full text, in Portuguese, is open on the Revista FT website.

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