3 papers
cs.CR2026
Analyzing Linear Layers in Related-Differential Cryptanalysis
Yogesh Kumar, Akshay Ankush Yadav, Susanta Samanta
In AES-like ciphers, diffusion layers are commonly instantiated using MDS matrices, since their optimal branch number yields strong diffusion guarantees and underpins classical res…
cs.CR2025
New Insights into Involutory and Orthogonal MDS Matrices
Yogesh Kumar, Susanta Samanta, Atul Gaur
MDS matrices play a critical role in the design of diffusion layers for block ciphers and hash functions due to their optimal branch number. Involutory and orthogonal MDS matrices…
cs.CR2024
A New Algorithm for Computing Branch Number of Non-Singular Matrices over Finite Fields
P. R. Mishra, Yogesh Kumar, Susanta Samanta +1
The notion of branch numbers of a linear transformation is crucial for both linear and differential cryptanalysis. The number of non-zero elements in a state difference or linear m…