An 8- and 12-bit block AES cipher

Abstract

Because it is so unusual, or hard to find, or expository, a truly tiny 8- or 12-bit block AES (Rijndael) cipher is documented here, along with Java source code.

arXiv commentThis "research note" of mine from 2013 has been requested so often from me over the years, along with requests for a way to cite it properly, that I think it's appropriate to put it out on the web in a citeable archive. Arxiv, step up