Symmetric Boolean Function with Maximum Algebraic Immunity on Odd Number of Variables

Abstract

To resist algebraic attack, a Boolean function should possess good algebraic immunity (AI). Several papers constructed symmetric functions with the maximum algebraic immunity $\lceil \frac{n}{2}\rceil$. In this correspondence we prove that for each odd $n$, there is exactly one trivial balanced $n$-variable symmetric Boolean function achieving the algebraic immunity $\lceil \frac{n}{2}\rceil$. And we also obtain a necessary condition for the algebraic normal form of a symmetric Boolean function with maximum algebraic immunity.