[Resource Topic] 2023/725: On Perfect Linear Approximations and Differentials over Two-Round SPNs

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Title:
On Perfect Linear Approximations and Differentials over Two-Round SPNs

Authors: Christof Beierle, Patrick Felke, Gregor Leander, Patrick Neumann, Lukas Stennes

Abstract:

Recent constructions of (tweakable) block ciphers with an embedded cryptographic backdoor relied on the existence of probability-one differentials or perfect (non-)linear approximations over a reduced-round version of the primitive. In this work, we study how the existence of probability-one differentials or perfect linear approximations over two rounds of a substitution-permutation network can be avoided by design. More precisely, we develop criteria on the s-box and the linear layer that guarantee the absence of probability-one differentials for all keys. We further present an algorithm that allows to efficiently exclude the existence of keys for which there exists a perfect linear approximation.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/725

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