Date of Award
5-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Computer Science
First Advisor
Abhishek Parakh
Second Advisor
Haifeng Guo
Third Advisor
Kenneth Dick
Fourth Advisor
Qiuming Zhu
Abstract
This thesis discusses the Quasigroup Block Cipher (QGBC) and its analysis. We first present the basic form of the QGBC and then follow with improvements in memory consumption and security. As a means of analyzing the system, we utilize tools such as the NIST Statistical Test Suite, auto and crosscorrelation, then linear and algebraic cryptanalysis. Finally, as we review the results of these analyses, we propose improvements and suggest an algorithm suitable for low-cost FPGA implementation.
Recommended Citation
Battey, Matthew J., "The Quasigroup Block Cipher and its Analysis" (2014). Student Work. 2892.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/2892
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Computer Science and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 2014 Matthew J. Battey.