Enhancement the 5G and 6G networks security using encryption key-hopping method: A Review on 5\6 G security
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Security 5/6G Network IOT AI DKM .Abstract
The fifth and sixth generations, due to their high data transfer speeds, significant reduction in latency, ongoing cyber threats, and multiple attacks using different methods, especially from the threat of future quantum computing and other threats. Because of these factors, these advanced generations of communication networks, especially the 6G, will face problems or challenges that do not exist in terms of security and privacy. Traditional encryption techniques relied primarily on fixed keys and relatively fixed algorithms, making them vulnerable to attacks, cracking, and decryption, and leaving them susceptible to long-term decryption. By combining these techniques with artificial intelligence and applying dynamic encryption methods, this research offers an innovative approach to enhancing and protecting cybersecurity in communication networks. This approach centers on the cyclical, dynamic, and unpredictable change of encryption algorithms and keys used in communication. The research aims to propose, design, and evaluate an adaptive dynamic key hopping mechanism designed to significantly increase the cost and complexity of decryption for attackers because the encryption keys change periodically during communication or data transmission, while maintaining network efficiency and the throughput required for next-generation networks
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