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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-2499</article-id>
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        <article-title>Enhancing cloud computing security with advanced password encryption techniques and multi-factor authentication</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Shahakar</surname>
            <given-names>Minal</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Engineering, Nigdi, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra, 411044, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Yadav</surname>
            <given-names>Puneet Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science &amp; Engineering, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 203201, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Khanday</surname>
            <given-names>Shafi Ahmad</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Research Symbiosis Law School Pune (SLS-P), Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, 411014, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Jangid</surname>
            <given-names>Pravin</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Engineering, Shree LR Tiwari College of Engineering, Mumbai University, Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, 401107, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Prasanthi</surname>
            <given-names>Y.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering-Data Science, KKR and KSR Institute of Technology and Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522017, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>More</surname>
            <given-names>Manisha Jagdish</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, 442403, India</aff>
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      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>2-A</issue>
      <fpage>581</fpage>
      <lpage>588</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>12</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>As cloud computing grows, safety becomes increasingly crucial. User registration is a cloud security weakness because weak or stolen passwords let hackers entry. This research examines how to make cloud computing safer using better passwords and MFA. Bcrypt, Argon2, and hybrid encryption techniques can protect user data from unauthorised access. MFA combines a password, a mobile device, and biometric data to improve security. This reduces the likelihood of unauthorised logins. How effectively these security solutions perform, scale, and pose difficulties in cloud contexts are also examined in the research. The proposed solutions reduce password hacks and safeguard cloud data privacy and security. Fixing these issues would make cloud systems less susceptible to attackers, improving the digital environment.</p>
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