Fast algebraic attacks on stream ciphers with linear feedback

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 2729, Issue , 2003, Pages 176-194

  Courtois, Nicolas T ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

Algebraic attacks; Berlekamp Massey algorithm; Bluetooth; Boolean functions; Combiners with memory; Cryptrec; E0; LFSR synthesis; LILI 128; Multivariate equations; Nessie; Nonlinear filters; Stream ciphers; Toyocrypt

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; ALGORITHMS; BLUETOOTH; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR FILTERING; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

ALGEBRAIC ATTACK; BERLEKAMP-MASSEY ALGORITHM; COMBINERS WITH MEMORY; CRYPTREC; E0; LILI-128; MULTIVARIATE EQUATIONS; NESSIE; STREAM CIPHERS; TOYOCRYPT;

CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 35248849880     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-45146-4_11     Document Type: Article

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