Title :
Equivalent descriptions for the DES
Author_Institution :
Graz Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
The design of the DES has always been surrounded with mystery. A method to construct equivalent descriptions of the cipher is presented. This leads to an alternative description with a more simple structure, which in turn may lead to a better understanding of the cipher.
Keywords :
code standards; cryptography; DES; cipher; code standards; cryptography; data encryption standard;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040133
