Bias Cancellation of MixColumns

Authors
Publication date 2022
Host editors
  • L. Batina
  • S. Picek
  • M. Mondal
Book title Security, Privacy, and Applied Cryptography Engineering
Book subtitle 12th International Conference, SPACE 2022, Jaipur, India, December 9–12, 2022 : proceedings
ISBN
  • 9783031228285
  • 9783031228308
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783031228292
Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Event 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy, and Applied Cryptography Engineering, SPACE 2022
Pages (from-to) 70-80
Number of pages 11
Publisher Cham: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract

At COSADE’2020, Carré et al. established a novel bias-cancelling property of the AES MixColumns matrix that effectively corrects any skewed output distribution of a state byte due to a faulty substitution box. Consequently, any effected byte is rendered uniform upon passing through the MixColumns layer.

In this work in progress paper, we revisit and generalize this result and in the process identify a large class of matrices that exhibit this bias cancellation phenomenon and conclude with a foray into how this property is advantageous in the design of countermeasures against Persistent Fault Injections.

Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22829-2_4
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85145261646
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