Objectif The project will put forward a portfolio of strong cryptographic primitives that has been obtained after an open call and been evaluated using a transparent and open process. The project intends to contribute to the final phase of the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) block cipher standardisation process (organised by NIST, US), but will also launch an independent open call for a broad set of primitives providing confidentiality, data integrity, and authentication. These primitives include block ciphers, stream ciphers, hash functions, MAC algorithms, digital signature schemes, and public-key encryption schemes. The project will develop an evaluation methodology (both for security and performance evaluation) and a software toolbox to support the evaluation. The project goal is to widely disseminate the project results and to build consensus based on these results by using the appropriate fora. A final objective is to maintain the strong position of European research while strengthening the position of European industry in cryptography.DESCRIPTION OF WORKIn a first phase, an open call for the submission of cryptographic primitives as well as for evaluation methodologies for these primitives will be published. This call will include a request for the submission of block ciphers (as for the AES call), and other cryptographic primitives including hash functions, additive stream ciphers, and digital signature algorithms. In addition, it will ask for evaluation methodologies for these primitives. In parallel, a software toolbox will be developed for generic and later on specific evaluations of primitives, taking into account the submitted testing methodologies. A first part of the security evaluation will consist of an analysis of the AES finalists, resulting in joint comments towards NIST. In parallel, a first performance evaluation will be executed, only implementing critical parts of the algorithms. The second phase of the project will consist of a thorough security evaluation of the finalists, combined with a performance evaluation that will produce realistic performance estimates of optimised implementations. Champ scientifique natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitycryptography Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Thème(s) 1.1.2.-2.4.1 - Identification and authentication Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse OUDE MARKT 13 3000 LEUVEN Belgique Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE PARIS France Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 45, RUE D'ULM 75230 PARIS CEDEX 05 Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse EGHAM HILL TW20 0EX EGHAM, SURREY Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2 80333 MUENCHEN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Israël Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse TECHNION CITY 32000 HAIFA Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Belgique Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 1 PLACE DE L'UNIVERSITE 1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN Norvège Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse MUSEPL. 1 5020 BERGEN Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
