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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-2503</article-id>
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        <article-title>Effective strategies for writing maintainable code in cryptographic software development</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kaur</surname>
            <given-names>Gaganjot</given-names>
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          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201017, India</aff>
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            <surname>Kaur</surname>
            <given-names>Mandeep</given-names>
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          <aff>School of Computer Science Engineering &amp; Technology, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Singh</surname>
            <given-names>Jaswinder</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science &amp; Engineering, Noida International University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 203201, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Laishram</surname>
            <given-names>Malem Mangal</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and Research (SCALSAR), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, 411014, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Lakhanpal</surname>
            <given-names>Sorabh</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Malayaj</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Engineering, Indira College of Engineering and Management, Pune, Maharashtra, 410506, India</aff>
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      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>2-A</issue>
      <fpage>609</fpage>
      <lpage>616</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>04</day>
        <month>02</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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        <p>Maintainability is crucial for long-term cryptographic software security and quick threat adaptation. This paper discusses ways to strengthen cryptographic software code maintainability with an emphasis on modular design, extensive description, and rigorous testing. Safety studies may also change cryptographic techniques. Codebases should be flexible and adaptable. To maintain simple, error-free solutions, they should use clear concepts, appropriate packaging, and hobby separation. The paper also stresses the need of using consistent equipment and frameworks to avoid errors. To protect the software from new attack methods and keep up with encryption standards, daily code reviews, safety tests, and automated testing tools are recommended. Finally, this study emphasizes the need of software developers keeping up with encryption advancements to maintain their product usable and secure.</p>
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