HideEncryp Test phase 1, test phase 2, srs, design phase and coding final deliverable Project

Project Domain / Category

Mobile Apps Abstract/Introduction Background

In order to protect important data from unauthorized access, we use many techniques. Encryption is one of the techniques which are widely used for data protection. Encryption is the conversion of data into a form, called a cipher text that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people. Encryption transforms data into another format in such a way that only specific individual(s) can reverse the transformation. To read an encrypted file, you must have access to a secret key or password that enables you to decrypt it. Unencrypted data is called plain text; encrypted data is referred to as cipher text.

Decryption is the process of converting encrypted data back into its original form, so it can be understood.

There is a wide range of cryptographic algorithms in use such as Data Encryption Standard (DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), RSA etc.

 

Introduction of Project

The purpose of the proposed project is to implement the above mentioned concept through the development of an android based application providing the security to confidential data on your mobile phone or tablet. The application will provide strong Encryption and File / Folder Hiding mechanism.

Encryption could be done through executing an Encryption algorithm that is designed to encrypt computer data in such a way that it cannot be recovered without access to the encrypted code or security key.

This application also lets you easily hide files on your phone or tablet. While hiding the files or folder, application will require the user to set password that will be later used to make the files or folder visible.

 

Functional Requirements:

 

• Hiding un-hiding the desired files /
• Encrypt files such as word documents, images, videos etc. in unreadable
• This application generates different encrypted code every time the request is made, even for same
• Generated code (encrypted file) can only be decrypted      by the key which was  used to generate the particular
• The hidden folder or files can only be visible again by the password which was used to hide the files or
• Create folders inside “HideEncryp” to organize your encrypted

 

• When you switch apps or leave the app, the application is automatically locked for security.
• All encrypted files should be associated with MAC address and this information together with user registration information should be stored So that data could be retrieved back in case of malfunction of OS.
• For database handling you can use any database management system (MY SQL, SQL server etc.) with any server side scripting (PHP\ASP\ASP.net ).
• Upon installation\re-installation this application will match the MAC address of device with its online record, and then search for any encrypted file on device. If an encrypted file matches on device and its record is also found online than it will ask for user credentials so that these encrypted files could be

 

Application Type: It will be an android based application

Tools & Technologies Android Studio/Eclipse, MY SQL\SQL Server etc., PHP\ASP\ASP.net etc.

 

Supervisor:

Name: Rehan Ahmed

Email ID: rehan@vu.edu.pk Skype ID: rehan.vu