Conditional Cube Attack on Round-Reduced ASCON [PDF]
This paper evaluates the secure level of authenticated encryption Ascon against cube-like method. Ascon submitted by Dobraunig et al. is one of 16 survivors of the 3rd round CAESAR competition. The cube-like method is first used by Dinur et al.
Zheng Li, Xiaoyang Dong, Xiaoyun Wang
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Committing Security of Ascon: Cryptanalysis on Primitive and Proof on Mode [PDF]
Context-committing security of authenticated encryption (AE) that prevents ciphertexts from being decrypted with distinct decryption contexts, (K,N,A) comprising a key K, a nonce N, and associate data A is an active research field motivated by several ...
Takeshi Sugawara
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SoK: Security of the Ascon Modes [PDF]
The Ascon authenticated encryption scheme and hash function of Dobraunig et al. (Journal of Cryptology 2021) were recently selected as winner of the NIST lightweight cryptography competition. The mode underlying Ascon authenticated encryption (Ascon-AE)
Charlotte Lefevre, Bart Mennink
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Exploring Differential-Based Distinguishers and Forgeries for ASCON [PDF]
Automated methods have become crucial components when searching for distinguishers against symmetric-key cryptographic primitives. While MILP and SAT solvers are among the most popular tools to model ciphers and perform cryptanalysis, other methods with ...
David Gerault +2 more
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Resistance of Ascon Family Against Conditional Cube Attacks in Nonce-Misuse Setting
Ascon family is one of the finalists of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) lightweight cryptography standardization process. The family includes three Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) schemes: Ascon-128 (primary)
Deukjo Hong +2 more
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Ascon v1.2: Lightweight Authenticated Encryption and Hashing [PDF]
Abstract Authenticated encryption satisfies the basic need for authenticity and confidentiality in our information infrastructure. In this paper, we provide the specification of Ascon -128 and Ascon -128a. Both authenticated encryption
Christoph Dobraunig +2 more
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The Untapped Potential of Ascon Hash Functions: Benchmarking, Hardware Profiling, and Application Insights for Secure IoT and Blockchain Systems [PDF]
Hash functions are fundamental components in both cryptographic and non-cryptographic systems, supporting secure authentication, data integrity, fingerprinting, and indexing.
Meera Gladis Kurian, Yuhua Chen
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Automatic Preimage Attack Framework on Ascon Using a Linearize-and-Guess Approach
Ascon is the final winner of the lightweight cryptography standardization competition (2018 − 2023). In this paper, we focus on preimage attacks against round-reduced Ascon.
Weidong Qiu
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Improved 2-round collision attack on IoT hash standard ASCON-HASH [PDF]
Lightweight cryptography algorithms are a class of ciphers designed to protect data generated and transmitted by the Internet of Things. They typically have low requirements in terms of storage space and power consumption, and are well-suited for ...
Di Zhai +4 more
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An efficient serialized hardware implementation of the ASCON algorithm. [PDF]
Abstract The era of the Internet of Things (IoT) introduces new technologies alongside challenges in hardware and data transfer security. This work presents the hardware implementation of the Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) algorithm ASCON-128, specifically targeting IoT applications and edge devices with stringent power and area ...
Mohamed HAA +6 more
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