Title :
On the security of the CAST encryption algorithm
Author :
Heys, H.M. ; Tavares, S.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We examine a new private key encryption algorithm referred to as CAST. Specifically, we investigate the security of the cipher with respect to linear cryptanalysis. From our analysis we conclude that it is easy to select S-boxes so that an efficient implementation or the CAST algorithm is demonstrably resistant to linear cryptanalysis
Keywords :
cryptography; CAST encryption algorithm; S-boxes; cipher; linear cryptanalysis; private key encryption algorithm; security; Computer security; Cryptography;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1994. Conference Proceedings. 1994 Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Halifax, NS
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2416-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1994.405756
