Zero-sum distinguishers for iterated permutations and application to KECCAK-f and Hamsi-256

  • Authors:
  • Christina Boura;Anne Canteaut

  • Affiliations:
  • SECRET Project-Team, INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay Cedex, France and Gemalto, Meudon sur Seine, France;SECRET Project-Team, INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, Le Chesnay Cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • SAC'10 Proceedings of the 17th international conference on Selected areas in cryptography
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The zero-sum distinguishers introduced by Aumasson and Meier are investigated. First, the minimal size of a zero-sum is established. Then, we analyze the impacts of the linear and the nonlinear layers in an iterated permutation on the construction of zero-sum partitions. Finally, these techniques are applied to the KECCAK-f permutation and to Hamsi-256. We exhibit several zero-sum partitions for 20 rounds (out of 24) of KECCAK-f and some zero-sum partitions of size 219 and 210 for the finalization permutation in Hamsi-256.