NEURAL NETWORK BASED CRYPTOGRAPHY

Abstract

In this paper, neural network based cryptology is performed. The sys- tem consists of two stages. In the first stage, neural network-based pseudo-random numbers (NPRNGs) are generated and the results are tested for randomness us- ing National Institute of Standard Technology (NIST) randomness tests. In the second stage, a neural network-based cryptosystem is designed using NPRNGs. In this cryptosystem, data, which is encrypted by non-linear techniques, is subject to decryption attempts by means of two identical artificial neural networks (ANNs). With the first neural network, non-linear encryption is modeled using relation- building functionality. The encrypted data is decrypted with the second neural network using decision-making functionality.