2 papers
math.RA2025
Classification of small binary bibraces via bilinear maps
Roberto Civino, Valerio Fedele
We classify small binary bibraces, using the correspondence with alternating algebras over the field F2, up to dimension eight, also determining their isomorphism classes. These fi…
math.GR2024
Binary bi-braces and applications to cryptography
Roberto Civino, Valerio Fedele
In a XOR-based alternating block cipher the plaintext is masked by a sequence of layers each performing distinct actions: a highly nonlinear permutation, a linear transformation, a…