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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-2587</article-id>
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        <article-title>Combinatorial algebra and cryptographic graph structures for cluster-based hybrid intrusion detection in IoT networks</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Saini</surname>
            <given-names>Ashok Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Wadhwa</surname>
            <given-names>Manoj</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University Institute of Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Popli</surname>
            <given-names>Ranjeeta Kaur</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science, Kamal Institute of Higher Education and Advance Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 110059, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Saini</surname>
            <given-names>Madan  Lal</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Apex Institute of Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Sanjay</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 209305, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Vats</surname>
            <given-names>Prashant</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>28</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>3111</fpage>
      <lpage>3120</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>08</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2025</year>
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        <p>The rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) environments has led to significant security challenges due to their dispersed, resource-limited, and constantly evolving characteristics. This study introduces a hybrid intrusion detection model that combines combinatorial graph theory, algebraic frameworks, and lightweight cryptographic approaches to strengthen protection in clustered IoT systems. The network structure is represented through discrete graph models, while algebraic methods—such as elliptic curve operations over finite fields and group-oriented key generation—are applied to secure interactions between cluster heads and sensor nodes. </p>
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        <kwd>Combinatorial clustering</kwd>
        <kwd>Discrete structures</kwd>
        <kwd>Graph-based intrusion detection</kwd>
        <kwd>Lightweight encryption</kwd>
        <kwd>Finite fields</kwd>
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