Paper 2011/151

Direct Exponent and Scalar Multiplication Classes of an MDS Matrix

G. Murtaza and N. Ikram

Abstract

An MDS matrix is an important building block adopted by different algorithms that provides diffusion and therefore, has been an area of active research. In this paper, we present an idea of direct exponent and direct square of a matrix. We prove that direct square of an MDS matrix results in an MDS matrix whereas direct exponent may not be an MDS matrix. We also delineate direct exponent class and scalar multiplication class of an MDS matrix and determine the number of elements in these classes. In the end, we discuss the standing of design properties of a cryptographic primitive by replacing MDS matrix by dynamic one.

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Category
Secret-key cryptography
Publication info
Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
Keywords
Dynamic MDS MatrixDirect Exponent MatrixAESKey Based DiffusionMDS Matrix Classes.
Contact author(s)
azarmurtaza @ hotmail com
History
2011-03-27: received
Short URL
https://ia.cr/2011/151
License
Creative Commons Attribution
CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2011/151,
      author = {G.  Murtaza and N.  Ikram},
      title = {Direct Exponent and Scalar Multiplication Classes of an MDS Matrix},
      howpublished = {Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2011/151},
      year = {2011},
      note = {\url{https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/151}},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/151}
}
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