On Non-Polynomial Latin Squares

A Latin square L = L(`ij) over the set S = {0, 1, . . . , n − 1} is called totally non-polynomial over Zn iff 1. there are no polynomials Ui(y) ∈ Zn[y] such that Ui(j) = `ij for all i, j ∈ Zn; 2. there are no polynomials Vj(x) ∈ Zn[x] such that Vj(i) = `ij for all i, j ∈ Zn. In the presented paper we describe four possible constructions of such Latin squares which might be of particular interest for cryptographers. Some estimations fro the number of such Latin squares is given as well. Key-words: Latin squares, polynomial approximation, block ciphers.