SMS SECURITY SYSTEM USING ENCRYPTION TECHNIQUES

Communication has been a major factor in human's everyday life. The advancement of information technology changed the method of online transactions. No one uses SMSs that frequently to pass messages from one to another because of the arrival of the free data services and cheap data packs from the ISPs. But SMS still plays a very vital role in our day to day lives and its theft is increasing concerns to secure it. No airline or bank or subscription services send their transaction details through any web application but through SMS. SMS plays an important role in online transactions .With the increasing use of SMS for communication and information exchange, care should be taken when sensitive information is transmitted using SMS. Users should be aware that SMS messages might be subject to interception. Solutions such as encrypted SMS should be considered if there is a need to send sensitive information via SMS. The messages are encrypted by strong cryptographic algorithms. The encrypted message received by the customer decrypt the message by authentication. This is only known to user. It uses RSA algorithm for secure keys and AES algorithm to secure message. Authentication is implemented by using pattern lock. This system provide secure and reliable communication environment.