<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Local reduction methods can be used to assess the resistance of cryptosystems against algebraic attacks. The assessment is based on the separation of the attack into polynomial-time reduction algorithm, and exponential time guessing and backtracking. This approach is similar to that employed by the DPLL algorithm that is used as a core of various modern SAT-solvers. In the article we show the application of this method to evaluate the strength of (reduced versions of) two chosen SHA-3 candidates: JH, and Keccak, respectively. We compare the complexity estimates with the behavior of the full search algorithm. We also compare the results based on the local reduction with the attack based on the use of SAT-solvers PrecoSAT, and CryptoMiniSAT, respectively.</p></abstract>

Local reduction methods can be used to assess the resistance of cryptosystems against algebraic attacks. The assessment is based on the separation of the attack into polynomial-time reduction algorithm, and exponential time guessing and backtracking. This approach is similar to that employed by the DPLL algorithm that is used as a core of various modern SAT-solvers. In the article we show the application of this method to evaluate the strength of (reduced versions of) two chosen SHA-3 candidates: JH, and Keccak, respectively. We compare the complexity estimates with the behavior of the full search algorithm. We also compare the results based on the local reduction with the attack based on the use of SAT-solvers PrecoSAT, and CryptoMiniSAT, respectively.

A Comparison of Local Reduction and Sat-Solver Based Algebraic Cryptanalysis of Jh And Keccak

Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Ilkovičova 3, SK-812-19 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA

Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications

Local reduction methods can be used to assess the resistance of cryptosystems against algebraic attacks. The assessment is based on the separation of the...

A Comparison of Local Reduction and Sat-Solver Based Algebraic Cryptanalysis of Jh And Keccak

Published Online: Feb 01, 2013

Page range: 1 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10127-012-0036-6

Keywords
algebraic cryptanalysis, local reduction, JH, Keccak

This content is open access.

A Comparison of Local Reduction and Sat-Solver Based Algebraic Cryptanalysis of Jh And Keccak

Published Online: Feb 01, 2013

Page range: 1 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10127-012-0036-6

Keywordsalgebraic cryptanalysis, local reduction, JH, Keccak

This content is open access.

Keywords
algebraic cryptanalysis, local reduction, JH, Keccak