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Hybrid Techniques for Shared File Security in Cloud Environment Using SHA-256

Cybernetics and Information Technologies
Volume 26 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)
By: Alaa AlKhazaleh,  Feras E. AbuAladas,  Saad M. Ismail,  Mamoun Abu Helou,  Waheeb Abu-ulbeh and  Rizik M. H. Al-Sayyed  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2026-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1314-4081 | Journal ISSN: 1311-9702
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Language: English
Page range: 37 - 54
Submitted on: Oct 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 28, 2025
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Published on: Mar 21, 2026
Published by: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA),
SHA-256,
Hashing cryptography,
File sharing,
Cloud-based communication
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Information technology

© 2026 Alaa AlKhazaleh, Feras E. AbuAladas, Saad M. Ismail, Mamoun Abu Helou, Waheeb Abu-ulbeh, Rizik M. H. Al-Sayyed, published by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
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