On the structure of Skipjack

Authors
Knudsen, L Wagner, D
Citation
L. Knudsen et D. Wagner, On the structure of Skipjack, DISCR APP M, 111(1-2), 2001, pp. 103-116
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Mathematics
Journal title
DISCRETE APPLIED MATHEMATICS → ACNP
Volume
111
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
103 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
In this paper the structure of the NSA-designed block cipher Skipjack is ex amined. By crypt-analysing a large number of variants of the algorithm, we give plausible arguments for several principles behind the Skipjack design. Tile conclusion is that the algorithm seems to be carefully designed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.