Abstract
The design of lightweight block ciphers has been a very active research topic over the last years. However, the lack of comparative source codes generally makes it hard to evaluate the extent to which implementations of different ciphers actually reach their low-cost goals on various platforms. This paper reports on an initiative aiming to relax this issue. First, we provide implementations of 12 block ciphers on an ATMEL AVR ATtiny45 8-bit microcontroller, and make the corresponding source code available on a web page. All implementations are made public under an open-source license. Common interfaces and design goals are followed by all designers to achieve comparable implementation results. Second, we evaluate performance figures of our implementations with respect to different metrics, including energy-consumption measurements and show our improvements compared to existing implementations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Progress in Cryptology - AFRICACRYPT 2012 |
Editors | Aikaterini Mitrokotsa, Serge Vaudenay |
Number of pages | 16 |
Volume | 7374 |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Publication date | 07.2012 |
Pages | 172-187 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-31409-4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-642-31410-0 |
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Publication status | Published - 07.2012 |
Event | 5th International Conference on Cryptology in Africa - Ifrance, Morocco Duration: 10.07.2012 → 12.07.2012 |