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Analysis of RC4 and Proposal of Additional Layers for Better Security Margin
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Abstract: | In this paper, the RC4 Key Scheduling Algorithm (KSA) is theoretically studied to reveal non-uniformity in the expected number of times each value of the permutation is touched by the indices $i, j$. Based on our analysis and the results available in literature regarding the existing weaknesses of RC4, few additional layers over the RC4 KSA and RC4 Pseudo-Random Generation Algorithm (PRGA) are proposed. Analysis of the modified cipher (we call it RC4$^+$) shows that this new strategy avoids existing weaknesses of RC4. |
BibTeX
@misc{eprint-2008-18062, title={Analysis of RC4 and Proposal of Additional Layers for Better Security Margin}, booktitle={IACR Eprint archive}, keywords={secret-key cryptography / Bias, Cryptography, Keystream, KSA, PRGA, RC4, Secret Key, Stream Cipher}, url={http://eprint.iacr.org/2008/396}, note={ goutam.k.paul@gmail.com 14141 received 19 Sep 2008}, author={Subhamoy Maitra and Goutam Paul}, year=2008 }