Multiset Structural Attack on Generalized Feistel Networks

In this paper, we present new generic multiset attacks against generalized Feistel networks, by which we can recover all the unknown round functions completely instead of deciding whether an unknown encryption oracle is such network or a random permutation. With one r-round multiset distinguisher, w...

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Main Authors: Ruya Fan, Ting Cui, Shiwei Chen, Chenhui Jin, Haoran Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2390462
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Summary:In this paper, we present new generic multiset attacks against generalized Feistel networks, by which we can recover all the unknown round functions completely instead of deciding whether an unknown encryption oracle is such network or a random permutation. With one r-round multiset distinguisher, we can recover the outermost round functions for r+1-round block cipher. Next we propose the dummy-round technique, which allows us to make a full-round decomposition if the outermost round is recovered. Moreover, the dummy-round technique barely increases the complexity of our attack. Using this generic method, we propose attacks on 7-round RC6-like and 7-round CLEFIA-like structures. Our attacks can recover all the secret round functions, requiring only O(10×20.7n) time complexity and O(5×2n/2) chosen plaintexts, where n indicates the block size of the cipher. For 64-bit ciphers of these two structures, our results will lead to a practical attack.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147