Exploring Cryptographic Requirements of eNaira as Nigeria’s Digital Currency

Saidu Isah Abubakar, Buhari Mamuda, Sadiq Shehu. (2026). Exploring Cryptographic Requirements of eNaira as Nigeria’s Digital Currency. Ktrend - International Journal of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (IJCSAI), 1(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20735327 

<p>The use of cryptographic algorithms in providing privacy and integrity of data to central bank&nbsp;digital currencies have been considered to be the most important infrastructure to be deployed&nbsp;by any nation as a requirement for safeguarding the system from cyber security attacks. This&nbsp;paper explores the goals of information security in relation to security of eNaira as Nigeria&rsquo;s&nbsp;digital currency, the architectural infrastructures/designs needed to be embedded in the eNaira&nbsp;system, and cryptographic algorithms required to make eNaira system tamper-proof and protect&nbsp;users&rsquo; funds from double spending, counterfeiting and depend the eNaira system from security<br>&nbsp;hreats and malicious attacks such as side-channel, denial of service, persistent network attacks such as botnets and DDoS, spoofing, social engineering, information disclosure, repudiation&nbsp;among others.</p>