[Resource Topic] 2021/751: Grain-128AEADv2: Strengthening the Initialization Against Key Reconstruction

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Title:
Grain-128AEADv2: Strengthening the Initialization Against Key Reconstruction

Authors: Martin Hell, Thomas Johansson, Alexander Maximov, Willi Meier, Hirotaka Yoshida

Abstract:

Properties of the Grain-128AEAD key re-introduction, as part of the cipher initialization, are analyzed and discussed. We consider and analyze several possible alternatives for key re-introduction and identify weaknesses, or potential weaknesses, in them. Our results show that it seems favorable to separate the state initialization, the key re-introduction, and the A/R register initialization into three separate phases. Based on this, we propose a new cipher initialization and update the cipher version to Grain-128AEADv2. It can be noted that previously reported and published analysis of the cipher remains valid also for this new version.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/751

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