(Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality

Hamish Alsop; Douglas Alsop; Joseph Solomon; Liam Aumento; Mark Butters; Cameron Millar; Leandros Maglaras; Yagmur Yigit; Berk Canberk; Naghmeh Moradpoor

doi:10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00046

(Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality

Hamish Alsop^*
, Douglas Alsop^*
, Joseph Solomon^*
, Liam Aumento^*
, Mark Butters^*
, Cameron Millar^*
, Leandros Maglaras
, Yagmur Yigit^*
, Berk Canberk^*
, Naghmeh Moradpoor^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Edinburgh Napier University
De Montfort University

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Abstract

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures that only the intended recipients can read the messages. Popular instant messaging (IM) applications such as Signal, WhatsApp, Apple's iMessage, and Telegram claim to offer E2EE. However, client-side scanning (CSS) undermines these claims by scanning all messages, including text, images, audio, and video files, on both sending and receiving ends. While industry and government entities advocate for CSS to combat illicit activities such as child exploitation and terrorism, it raises serious privacy concerns by enabling potential surveillance and data interception. In this paper, we introduce ARSecure, a novel end-to-end encryption messaging solution utilizing augmented reality glasses to enhance privacy and security. By offloading encryption and decryption to a secure external device, ARSecure mitigates client-side vulnerabilities, ensuring tamper-proof, private communication in critical environments. This approach effectively counteracts CSS-based threats, providing a robust alternative to traditional E2EE messaging systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	271-273
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331543723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00046
Publication status	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	21st Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025 - Lucca, Italy Duration: 9 Jun 2025 → 11 Jun 2025

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Name	Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025

Conference

Conference	21st Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Lucca
Period	9/06/25 → 11/06/25

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© 2025 IEEE.

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Keywords

Augmented Reality (AR)
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Privacy-Preserving Communication
Secure Messaging

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Alsop, H., Alsop, D., Solomon, J., Aumento, L., Butters, M., Millar, C., Maglaras, L., Yigit, Y., Canberk, B., & Moradpoor, N. (2025). (Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality. In Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025 (pp. 271-273). (Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00046

Alsop, Hamish ; Alsop, Douglas ; Solomon, Joseph et al. / (Poster) ARSecure : A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality. Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. pp. 271-273 (Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025).

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Alsop, H, Alsop, D, Solomon, J, Aumento, L, Butters, M, Millar, C, Maglaras, L, Yigit, Y, Canberk, B & Moradpoor, N 2025, (Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality. in Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025. Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 271-273, 21st Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025, Lucca, Italy, 9/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00046

(Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality. / Alsop, Hamish; Alsop, Douglas; Solomon, Joseph et al.
Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. p. 271-273 (Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025).

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Alsop H, Alsop D, Solomon J, Aumento L, Butters M, Millar C et al. (Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality. In Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2025. p. 271-273. (Proceedings - 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things, DCOSS-IoT 2025). doi: 10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00046

(Poster) ARSecure: A Novel End-to-End Encryption Messaging System using Augmented Reality

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