Cryptography
Cryptography is the art of encoding messages in order to protect the information they contain when they are sent or stored. Encrypting information protects its confidentiality, authenticity and integrity. These methods have been used since ancient times and they change very quickly. Permanent research is necessary in this field in order to develop increasingly secure solutions.
An encryption algorithm and a key are necessary to encrypt a message. There are several methods:
symmetric encryption, which allows only two parties to exchange information.
asymmetric encryption, based on a system of public and private keys (public key infrastructures, or PKI), can be used to exchange secure information between several parties. Note that asymmetric encryption can guarantee either the confidentiality or the authenticity of a message, but not both at the same time. Therefore, hashing functions are used to strengthen security when sending the information.
Morpho designs proven hashing functions and symmetric and asymmetric encryption algorithms, develops and supplies encryption equipment, and PKI and electronic signature solutions. Thanks to its know-how in the field of encryption, Morpho is capable of protecting the biometric and/or alphanumeric data that is stored on cards and documents with a chip (e.g. passports) or that is sent over different networks (betting and gaming data, ANPR, etc.).
