Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2003/185

VMPC Stream Cipher

Bartosz Zoltak

Abstract: The VMPC Stream Cipher is a simple encryption algorithm, designed as a proposed practical application of the VMPC one-way function. The general structure of the Cipher is based on an internal 256-element permutation. The VMPC Cipher, together with its Key Scheduling Algorithm, were designed in particular to eliminate some of the known weaknesses characteristic of the alleged RC4 keystream generator.

Category / Keywords: secret-key cryptography / stream ciphers, keystream generators, RC4

Publication Info: Summary presented at the CRYPTO 2003 Rump Session together with the VMPC one-way function (by Mr. Stuart Haber)

Date: received 8 Sep 2003, last revised 9 Nov 2003

Contact author: bzoltak at vmpcfunction com

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Note: The paper describes a stream cipher designed by Bartosz Zoltak as a practical application of the VMPC one-way function. New analyses results have been included

Version: 20031109:140037 (All versions of this report)

Short URL: ia.cr/2003/185

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