Symmetry (Nov 2019)

Algebraic Properties of the Block Cipher DESL

  • Kenneth Matheis,
  • Rainer Steinwandt,
  • Adriana Suárez Corona

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11111411
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 11
p. 1411

Abstract

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The Data Encryption Standard Lightweight extension (DESL) is a lightweight block cipher which is very similar to DES, but unlike DES uses only a single S-box. This work demonstrates that this block cipher satisfies comparable algebraic properties to DES—namely, the round functions of DESL generate the alternating group and both ciphers resist multiple right-hand sides attacks.

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