Enhancing Electronic Document Security with Lightweight Digital Signature
Tan Soo Fun, Nur Sufia Binti Ahmad Zulkifli, Florence Sia, Lai Po Hung · 2024
The heightened frequency and ferocity of recent security breaches and electronic document falsification pose significant concerns globally. These incidents underscore the critical need for robust security measures to protect sensitive documents from unauthorized access and tampering. While digital signatures are essential for ensuring the authenticity and integrity of electronic documents, traditional digital signature algorithms can be computationally intensive, making them unsuitable for resource-constrained environments such as IoT devices and mobile applications. This paper explores lightweight digital signature algorithms that offer robust security with minimal resource consumption. We investigate, implement, and evaluate the performance evaluation of lightweight digital signatures, highlighting their efficiency in both signature generation and verification processes. Our findings demonstrate that these algorithms can significantly enhance the security of electronic documents without compromising performance.