Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PCR and Bio-signature for data confidentiality and integrity in mobile cloud computing Subject The topic of the resource Bio-signature; Data security; DNA cryptography; Mobile cloud computing (MCC); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Primers Description An account of the resource Cloud computing technology got relevance as computing paradigm, which delivers massively scalable computing technologies based on the Internet for the organizations. Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) allows users more possibilities to access services conveniently. But data security and privacy issues still act as barriers for adoption to cloud technology when dealing with confidential data. Encryption techniques play a significant role in ensuring data security in the Cloud. Various data encryption techniques have been evolved till the date of which DNA Computing techniques got wider acceptance due to biological complexity and computational properties of DNA. These features can be exploited to solve data security issues in MCC. This paper highlights the security issues in the MCC and proposes biocomputing solution approaches to address data security. A methodology is proposed based on the principle concepts of polymerase chain reaction and primer generation for ensuring data confidentiality and integrity. The security analysis of the proposed cryptosystem is evaluated by theoretical analysis, complexity and probability analysis. Formal analysis of the proposed protocol is done using Scyther and all the modeled claims are validated and positive results are obtained. 2018 The Authors Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sukumaran S.C.; Misbahuddin M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol-33, No. 4, pp. 426-435. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available King Saud bin Abdulaziz University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksuci.2018.03.008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksuci.2018.03.008</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044331689&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.jksuci.2018.03.008&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=afb2fbdb6aee97382c415e0d2da57c1f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044331689&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.jksuci.2018.03.008&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=afb2fbdb6aee97382c415e0d2da57c1f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13191578 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sukumaran S.C., Dept. of Computer Science, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Misbahuddin M., Computer Networks &amp; Internet Engineering (CNIE) Division, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bengaluru, 560100, India