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Cryptanalysis of White-Box Implementations

Authors:
W. Michiels
P. Gorissen
H.D.L. Hollmann
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URL: http://eprint.iacr.org/2008/105
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Abstract: A white-box implementation of a block cipher is a software implementation from which it is difficult for an attacker to extract the cryptographic key. Chow et al. published white-box implementations for AES and DES that both have been cryptanalyzed. However, these white-box implementations are based on ideas that can easily be used to derive white-box implementations for other block ciphers as well. As the cryptanalyses published use typical properties of AES and DES, it remains an open question whether the white-box techniques proposed by Chow et al. can result in a secure white-box implementation for other ciphers than AES and DES. In this paper we identify a generic class of block ciphers for which the white-box techniques of Chow et al. do not result in a secure white-box implementation. The result can serve as a basis to design block ciphers and to develop white-box techniques that do result in secure white-box implementations.
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@misc{eprint-2008-17782,
  title={Cryptanalysis of White-Box Implementations},
  booktitle={IACR Eprint archive},
  keywords={implementation / cryptanalysis, white-box cryptography, block ciphers},
  url={http://eprint.iacr.org/2008/105},
  note={ wil.michiels@philips.com 13948 received 10 Mar 2008},
  author={W. Michiels and P. Gorissen and H.D.L. Hollmann},
  year=2008
}