Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2014/677

Attacks in Stream Ciphers: A Survey

Gustavo Banegas

Abstract: Nowadays there are different types of attacks in block and stream ciphers. In this work we will present some of the most used attacks on stream ciphers. We will present the newest techniques with an example of usage in a cipher, explain and comment. Previous we will explain the difference between the block ciphers and stream ciphers.

Category / Keywords: foundations / Survey, Cryptoanalisys

Date: received 26 Aug 2014

Contact author: gustavosouzabanegas at gmail com

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Short URL: ia.cr/2014/677

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