Encryption using wavelet transformation
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for encryption using wavelet transformation are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes generating a modified item of cryptographic information by randomly incorporating one or more characters into a user-provided item of cryptographic information; converting the modified item of cryptographic information to a matrix code; creating multiple bands of data by applying wavelet transformation to the matrix code; generating one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information by converting a selected one of the multiple bands of data into a sequence of multiple characters by applying an encoding process to the selected band of data; and storing the encrypted items of cryptographic information in a database for use in authentication requests.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
generating a modified item of cryptographic information by randomly incorporating one or more characters into a user-provided item of cryptographic information;
converting the modified item of cryptographic information to at least one matrix code using multiple encoding modes to store at least a portion of the modified item of cryptographic information;
creating multiple bands of data by applying at least one wavelet transformation to the at least one matrix code, wherein the multiple bands of data comprise a low-low band of data, a low-high band of data, a high-low band of data, and a high-high band of data;
selecting the high-high band of data and discarding the low-low band of data, the low-high band of data, and the high-low band of data;
generating one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information by converting the high-high band of data into a sequence of multiple characters by applying one or more encoding processes to the high-high band of data; and
storing the one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information in a database for use in processing one or more authentication requests;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
executing one or more hashing algorithms on the modified item of cryptographic information.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one matrix code comprises at least one quick-response code.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wavelet transformation comprises multiple iterations of filtering the multiple bands of data.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user-provided item of cryptographic information comprises a password.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characters comprise one or more alpha-numeric characters.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of multiple characters comprises a sequence of alpha-numeric characters.
8. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device:
to generate a modified item of cryptographic information by randomly incorporating one or more characters into a user-provided item of cryptographic information;
to convert the modified item of cryptographic information to at least one matrix code using multiple encoding modes to store at least a portion of the modified item of cryptographic information;
to create multiple bands of data by applying at least one wavelet transformation to the at least one matrix code, wherein the multiple bands of data comprise a low-low band of data, a low-high band of data, a high-low band of data, and a high-high band of data;
to select the high-high band of data and discard the low-low band of data, the low-high band of data, and the high-low band of data;
to generate one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information by converting the high-high band of data into a sequence of multiple characters by applying one or more encoding processes to the high-high band of data; and
to store the one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information in a database for use in processing one or more authentication requests.
9. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device further causes the at least one processing device:
to execute one or more hashing algorithms on the modified item of cryptographic information.
10. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one matrix code comprises at least one quick-response code.
11. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
the at least one processing device being configured:
to generate a modified item of cryptographic information by randomly incorporating one or more characters into a user-provided item of cryptographic information;
to convert the modified item of cryptographic information to at least one matrix code using multiple encoding modes to store at least a portion of the modified item of cryptographic information;
to create multiple bands of data by applying at least one wavelet transformation to the at least one matrix code, wherein the multiple bands of data comprise a low-low band of data, a low-high band of data, a high-low band of data, and a high-high band of data;
to select the high-high band of data and discard the low-low band of data, the low-high band of data, and the high-low band of data;
to generate one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information by converting the high-high band of data into a sequence of multiple characters by applying one or more encoding processes to the high-high band of data; and
to store the one or more encrypted items of cryptographic information in a database for use in processing one or more authentication requests.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processing device is further configured:
to execute one or more hashing algorithms on the modified item of cryptographic information.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one matrix code comprises at least one quick-response code.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one wavelet transformation comprises multiple iterations of filtering the multiple bands of data.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the user-provided item of cryptographic information comprises a password.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more characters comprise one or more alpha-numeric characters.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the sequence of multiple characters comprises a sequence of alpha-numeric characters.
18. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one wavelet transformation comprises multiple iterations of filtering the multiple bands of data.
19. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the user-provided item of cryptographic information comprises a password.
20. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the one or more characters comprise one or more alpha-numeric characters.