Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2018/708
Masking the Lightweight Authenticated Ciphers ACORN and Ascon in Software
Alexandre Adomnicai and Jacques J.A. Fournier and Laurent Masson
Abstract: The ongoing CAESAR competition aims at finding authenticated encryption schemes that offer advantages over AES-GCM for several use-cases, including lightweight applications. ACORN and Ascon are the two finalists for this profile. Our paper compares these two candidates according to their resilience against differential power analysis and their ability to integrate countermeasures against such attacks. Especially, we focus on software implementations and provide benchmarks for several security levels on an ARM Cortex-M3 embedded microprocessor.
Category / Keywords: implementation / ACORN, Ascon, DPA, Masking
Original Publication (with minor differences): BalkanCryptSec 2018
Date: received 26 Jul 2018, last revised 20 Mar 2019
Contact author: alex adomnicai at gmail com
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Note: Fixed some typos.
Version: 20190320:073722 (All versions of this report)
Short URL: ia.cr/2018/708
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