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KN-Cipher

In cryptography, KN-Cipher is a block cipher created by Kaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen in 1995. One of the first ciphers designed to be provably secure against ordinary differential cryptanalysis, KN-Cipher was later broken using higher order differential cryptanalysis.

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Block sizes
64 bits
Designers
Kaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen
First published
1995
Key sizes
198 bits
Rounds
6
Structure
Feistel network

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KN-Cipher

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Avg. degree1.87
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KN-Cipher

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related to Cryptanalysis · 2
KN-Cipher → Jakobsen, Knudsen's
Block sizes · 1
KN-Cipher → 64 bits
Designers · 1
KN-Cipher → Kaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen
First published · 1
KN-Cipher → 1995
Key sizes · 1
KN-Cipher → 198 bits
Rounds · 1
KN-Cipher → 6
Structure · 1
KN-Cipher → Feistel network
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KN-Cipher → block cipher created by Kaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen in 1995

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cryptanalysis differential higher order block cipher round kaisa nyberg lars knudsen first feistel network structure designers key 198 bits jakobsen

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KN-CipherBlock sizes64 bits1.00infobox
KN-CipherDesignersKaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen1.00infobox
KN-CipherFirst published19951.00infobox
KN-CipherKey sizes198 bits1.00infobox
KN-CipherRounds61.00infobox
KN-CipherStructureFeistel network1.00infobox
KN-Cipheris ablock cipher created by Kaisa Nyberg and Lars Knudsen in 19950.90text
KN-Cipherrelated to CryptanalysisJakobsen0.60section
KN-Cipherrelated to CryptanalysisKnudsen's0.60section

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