Prototype Genomics-Based Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code Protocol

Cryptography and molecular biology share certain aspects and operations that allow for a set of unified principles to be applied to problems in either venue. A DNA-inspired hash code system is presented that utilizes concepts from molecular biology. It is a keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) capable of being used in secure mobile ad-hoc networks. It is targeted for applications without an available public key infrastructure. Ad-hoc does not mean the users are completely unknown to each other. They could be part of a military unit, police, emergency workers, mobile vendors, or any collection of users in a common geographical area that wish to communicate in a region lacking a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).