Qvault: Secure Multi-Party AES Encryption Embedded in Deceptive QR Codes For Confidential Data Transmission

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10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_68How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Secure QR Code; AES Encryption; Steganography; Multiparty Authentication; Confidential Data; Data Transmission; Security Architecture; Data Privacy

Abstract

QVault offers a creative approach to protection in data exchange leveraged through QR codes with obscured information hidden with pseudo-visual QR code wrappers. In contrast with open QR codes, which can be intercepted and modified, QVault uses AES algorithm along with multi-party authentication. Frequently, encrypted data is added to an inconspicuous message in the form of a QR code so that an unauthorized person will not suspect the presence of sensitive data. The system also uses multi-party authentication in which more than a single key is used to decode the message embedded in the other one so that no one party has the authority to open them and access sensitive information. In the current framework of QR codes, the data encoded in is easily retrievable; thus, the data is vulnerable to eavesdropping. It is possible to encrypt some data into QR codes but such codes usually cause some attention. To overcome these deficiencies, QVault utilizes the AES encryption method, encodes plaintext into a Baseline Binary Code, and reconstructs the symbol back into a QR code form that is harmless to the naked eye. This paper discusses the architectural design, the approach used for designing QVault, and the performance analysis of QVault while focusing its applicability in secure environments. Comparisons are made with conventional QR code security and performance benchmarks are presented. The outcome showed the effectiveness of QVault and the ability to improve safe communication, so it can be used in financial, healthcare, and government sectors.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - P. Kabilamani
AU  - Teja
AU  - J. Vignesh Kumar
AU  - P. Satya Bhavana Reddy
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/30
TI  - Qvault: Secure Multi-Party AES Encryption Embedded in Deceptive QR Codes For Confidential Data Transmission
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Advanced Research in Electronics and Communication Systems (ICARECS-2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 775
EP  - 784
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_68
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-754-0_68
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