Secured Electronic Transactions using Visual Encryption: An E-Commerce Instance

Abstract— The developments in the information technology has led the modern world to rely on the internet for digital information. People around the world depend on the internet for every information from general information to sharing confidential data over the network. Technology has grown so wide that even all the transactions are happening through online platforms. Along with this, there has been a rise in the security threats of the user’s confidential data which are shared by the users while buying goods online. To maintain the security there are many authentication techniques available today like OTP, CAPTCHA etc. These security measures taken till now have been adequate till the present day but over time the hackers would find out ways to attack. Data breaches and hacking of user data would increase day by day if preventive measures are not taken time to time. This project focuses on providing security to the user’s confidential data with a two way authentication technique. The aim of the project is to include one more security level to the existing online transaction system. The visual cryptographic method is used along with the OTP generating system.