Analysis of iterated block ciphers

• Main Author: Wei, Lei
• Other Authors: Ling San
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Mathematics::Discrete mathematics::Cryptography
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/49503
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A block cipher is the foundation stone of symmetric-key cryptography. Due to its simplicity and high performance, it is often the workhorse for providing confidentiality - one of the primary goals of cryptography. Hence the security of a block cipher is of fundamental importance in the entire infras...