Paper 2004/057
On Multiple Linear Approximations
Alex Biryukov, Christophe De Cannière, and Michael Quisquater
Abstract
In this paper we study the long standing problem of information extraction from multiple linear approximations. We develop a formal statistical framework for block cipher attacks based on this technique and derive explicit and compact gain formulas for generalized versions of Matsui's Algorithm 1 and Algorithm 2. The theoretical framework allows both approaches to be treated in a unified way, and predicts significantly improved attack complexities compared to current linear attacks using a single approximation. In order to substantiate the theoretical claims, we benchmarked the attacks against reduced-round versions of DES and observed a clear reduction of the data and time complexities, in almost perfect correspondence with the predictions. The complexities are reduced by several orders of magnitude for Algorithm 1, and the significant improvement in the case of Algorithm 2 suggests that this approach may outperform the currently best attacks on the full DES algorithm.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
PS
- Category
- Secret-key cryptography
- Publication info
- Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
- Keywords
- linear cryptanalysismultiple linear approximationsmaximum likelihood decoding
- Contact author(s)
- christophe decanniere @ esat kuleuven ac be
- History
- 2004-02-23: received
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2004/057
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2004/057,
author = {Alex Biryukov and Christophe De Cannière and Michael Quisquater},
title = {On Multiple Linear Approximations},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2004/057},
year = {2004},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2004/057}
}
