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Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for encrypting data. The method includes generating a sequence of states of a pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), generating a key stream including a sequence of key sections based on the sequence of states, and encrypting or decrypting data with the key stream. An initial state of the PRNG is generated based on a seed and a key, and each of other states in the sequence of states of the PRNG is generated based on a previous state of the PRNG and the key. The method eliminates the vulnerability to known-plaintext attack, and improves the security of communications between computer systems. Also, the method showed a performance improvement when compared to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. Moreover, the size of the encrypted data is almost the same as that of the original data.

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