How to teach undergraduate students a real cipher design

SAKALLI M. T.

2010 9th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2010, Cappadocia, Türkiye, 29 Nisan - 01 Mayıs 2010, ss.328-335, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/ithet.2010.5480094
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Cappadocia
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.328-335
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Block cipher, Cryptography, Educational cipher, Symmetric encryption
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we present a four round symmetric encryption algorithm which we call MSAES (Modified and Simplified AES). The designed encryption algorithm has 32-bit input and 32-bit output and therefore cannot be used security purposes. Instead, it is designed for educational purposes. On the other hand, our study aims to teach basic concepts of a real cipher design and to make undergraduate students enthusiastic on the subjects like discrete mathematics, error correcting codes, computer architecture, coding theory, number theory and finite field theory. As a result, we do not only aim to give an introduction to real life security, but also aim to make undergraduate students more enthusiastic on the given subjects by giving illustrative examples for a modified and simplified version of the AES cipher. ©2010 IEEE.