Paper 2018/449 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2018/449 ↗
Key Prediction Security of Keyed Sponges
Abstract
The keyed sponge is a well-accepted method for message authentication. It processes data at a certain rate by sequential evaluation of an underlying permutation. If the key size $k$ is smaller than the rate, currently known bounds are tight, but if it exceeds the rate, state of the art only dictates security up to $2^{k/2}$. We take closer inspection at the key prediction security of the sponge and close the remaining gap in the existing security analysis: we confirm key security up to close to $2^k$, regardless of the rate. The result impacts all applications of the keyed sponge and duplex that process at a rate smaller than the key size, including the STROBE protocol framework, as well as the related constructions such as HMAC-SHA-3 and the sandwich sponge.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
PDF- Category
- Secret-key cryptography
- Publication info
- Preprint.
- History
- 2018-11-14: last updated
- 2018-05-21: published
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2018/449
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2018/449,
author = {Bart Mennink},
title = {Key Prediction Security of Keyed Sponges},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2018/449},
year = {2018},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/449}
}