Using viral taxonomy as an encryption technique

Abstract

Several taxonomy schemes for viruses have been presented from 1961to date by ICTV (International Committee on Taxonomy of Virus) . The basic considerations in defining distinguished virus order, families and genera are genome, replication strategy and structure. Usually the advance biotechnology is been applied for health sciences and agricultural developments. In the communication science and technology the term biotechnology is found to be very rare or may be not at all. Since nature is very rich and human intelligence is making full use of it through scientific research. Most of the things that we use as a result of brilliant engineering design and implementation are analogues to some natural object or phenomenon. Similarly when the anatomical structure of virus was observed it was very much resembling to the data packet we transmit or receive over a network. A data packet encapsulates the actual data bits in so many layers. The open system interface (OSI) model gives seven layers scheme. On the other hand the virus taxonomy schemes define every virus as hierarchical tree of several layers commonly 7-8 in number. Various coding schemes and encryption algorithms are designed and deployed to avoid hacking attempts and ensure network security. It becomes more crucial when it’s about sharing information between law enforcement agencies & intelligence agencies. The evolution of CDMA technology got rapid acceptance due to its inherited property of encryption. Likewise, in the proposed system virus would be used as an encrypted data packet. The basic objective is to propose the design to develop a Virus- the organism based communication system for intelligence information transfer; A secure data communication through V-technology. The taxonomy tree and the anatomical structure of virus are used as an encrypted data packet. The basic simulations are performed on Proteus platform. This idea shall extend the application of bio technology and biomedical engineering in communication systems.