Likelihood Estimation for Block Cipher Keys
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چکیده
In this paper we give a general framework for the analysis of block ciphers using the statistical technique of likelihood estimation We show how various recent successful cryptanalyses of block ciphers can be regarded in this framework By analysing the SAFER block cipher in this framework we expose a cryptographic weakness of that cipher
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