Stasys Maciulevičius

Generation of the Secret Encryption Key Using the Signature of the Embedded System

Program protection, programming code integrity and intellectual property protection are important problems in embedded systems. Security mechanisms for embedded systems have some specific restrictions related to limited resources, bandwidth requirements and security. In this paper we develop a secret encryption key generation algorithm by using the signature of the embedded system. We explore the qualitative characteristic of the generated keys - the entropy. Experiments showed that the generated secret keys have high entropy. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.itc.41.4.1162

Influence of Blended Learning on Outcomes of Postgraduate Studies

Information and communication technologies are an integral part of modern society. The need of highly qualified professionals with a master’s degree is growing. Universities are faced with major challenges in organizing postgraduate studies. For a variety of reasons, very high percentage of postgraduate studies isn’t completed. The obvious forces the need for innovative forms of education. One of the ways to solve problems in postgraduate studies are using of blended learning.