Due to implementation constraints the XOR operation is widely used in order to combine plaintext and key bit-strings in secretkey block ciphers. This choice directly induces the cl...
KASUMI is a block cipher which consists eight Feistel rounds with a 128-bit key. The confidentiality and integrity of UMTS, GSM and GPRS mobile communications systems depend heavi...
The hash function Skein is the submission of Ferguson et al. to the NIST Hash Competition, and is arguably a serious candidate for selection as SHA-3. This paper presents the firs...
GOST is a well known block cipher which was developed in the Soviet Union during the 1970’s as an alternative to the US-developed DES. In spite of considerable cryptanalytic eff...