Optimal Covering Codes for Finding Near-Collisions

Mario Lamberger, Vincent Rijmen

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Abstract

Recently, a new generic method to find near-collisions for cryptographic hash functions in a memoryless way has been proposed. This method is based on classical cycle-finding techniques and covering codes. This paper contributes to the coding theory aspect of this method by giving the optimal solution to a problem which arises when constructing a suitable code as the direct sum of Hamming and trivial codes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSelected Areas in Cryptography
Subtitle of host publication17th International Workshop, SAC 2010, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, August 12-13, 2010, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAlex Biryukov, Guang Gong, Douglas R. Stinson
Place of PublicationBerlin; Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer
Pages187-197
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-19573-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event17th International Workshop on Selected Areas in Cryptography -: SAC 2010 - Waterloo, Canada
Duration: 12 Aug 201013 Aug 2010

Publication series

Name Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume6544

Workshop

Workshop17th International Workshop on Selected Areas in Cryptography -
Abbreviated titleSAC 2010
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityWaterloo
Period12/08/1013/08/10

Fields of Expertise

  • Information, Communication & Computing

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