Cryptographic competitions

Daniel J.  Bernstein

Paper 2020/1608

Cryptographic competitions

Daniel J. Bernstein

Abstract

Competitions are widely viewed as the safest way to select cryptographic algorithms. This paper surveys procedures that have been used in cryptographic competitions, and analyzes the extent to which those procedures reduce security risks.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Preprint. MINOR revision.
Keywords: cryptography competitions DES AES eSTREAM SHA-3 CAESAR NISTPQC NISTLWC
Contact author(s): authorcontact-competitions @ box cr yp to
History: 2020-12-27: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2020/1608
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2020/1608,
      author = {Daniel J.  Bernstein},
      title = {Cryptographic competitions},
      howpublished = {Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2020/1608},
      year = {2020},
      note = {\url{https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/1608}},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/1608}
}