Enciphering Scheme using Planar Near-Rings and DNA Transform

Cryptography is a ubiquitous tool used to preserve the confidentiality and integrity of the information. For this purpose, various encryption algorithms have been designed by cryptographers. Customary, in algebraic cryptography, Galois fields are focused while constructing such ciphers because of the availability of the inverse elements. However, this article presents a novel secrecy-providing algorithm using the Planar Near-Rings. Since these rings do not bear distributive law, they are suitable for achieving confusion and diffusion in enciphered data. After applying the structure of Planar Near-Rings, we apply the DNA transform in parallel, enhancing diffusion in the adjacent data bytes. In the end, the enciphered data is examined through various tests and comes out with results that guarantee the strength of the proposed scheme against numerous attacks.