Symmetric random biometric key (SRBK) based cryptography

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel cryptographic algorithm namely Symmetric Random Biometric key (SRBK) algorithm. The key for this SRBK algorithm is obtained from two biometric features namely ear and lip. The key generated are flexible and can be altered based on the type of algorithm used. We also consider Advanced encryption standard (AES) algorithm for comparison with SRBK algorithm and finally it was proved that SRBK algorithm is better than AES algorithm on selected parameters.