Cryptanalysis of nonlinear feedback shift registers

For a successful cryptanalysis of an NLFSR, the needed number of known plaintext bits is about the smaller of two numbers: the period (including the preperiod if the sequence is not purely periodic) and the number of degrees of freedom of the feedback function. Therefore, under the assumption that t...

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1. Verfasser: Pommerening, Klaus (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 11 Jan 2016
In: Cryptologia
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 40, Heft: 4, Pages: 303-315
ISSN:1558-1586
DOI:10.1080/01611194.2015.1055385
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Verfasserangaben:Klaus Pommerening
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Zusammenfassung:For a successful cryptanalysis of an NLFSR, the needed number of known plaintext bits is about the smaller of two numbers: the period (including the preperiod if the sequence is not purely periodic) and the number of degrees of freedom of the feedback function. Therefore, under the assumption that the feedback function is completely unknown, there is no better way to cryptanalyse an NLFSR than a straightforward search for the period. If the choice of the feedback function is restricted in order to guarantee its efficient computation, then an algorithm by Boyar and Krawczyk gives an efficient cryptanalysis of the NLFSR in the sense of asymptotic complexity.
Beschreibung:Published online: 11 Jan 2016
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1558-1586
DOI:10.1080/01611194.2015.1055385