[Resource Topic] 2012/166: A List of Maximum Period NLFSRs

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Title:
A List of Maximum Period NLFSRs

Authors: Elena Dubrova

Abstract:

Non-Linear Feedback Shift Registers (NLFSRs) are a generalization of Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs) in which a current state is a non-linear function of the previous state. While the theory behind LFSRs is well-understood, many fundamental problems related to NLFSRs remain open. Probably the most important one is finding a systematic procedure for constructing NLFSRs with a guaranteed long period. Available algorithms either consider some special cases, or are applicable to small NLFSRs only. In this paper, we present a complete list of n-bit NLFSRs with the period 2^n-1, n < 25, for three different types of feedback functions with algebraic degree two. We hope that the presented experimental data might help analysing feedback functions of maximum-period NLFSRs and finding a supporting theory characterizing them.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/166

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