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Cryptographic processing apparatus, cryptographic processing method, and computer program

Granted 11 Mar 2014 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Taizo Shirai, Toru Akishita, Kyoji Shibutani, Shiho Moriai · Examiner: Jung Kim · AU 2494 · TC 2400

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Abstract

To realize a common-key block cipher process configuration with increased difficulty of key analysis and improved security. In a configuration for storing in a register an intermediate key generated by using a secret key transformation process and performing a transformation process on the register-stored data to generate a round key, a process of swapping (permuting) data segments constituting the register-stored data is executed to generate a round key. For example, four data segments are produced so that two sets of data segments having an equal number of bits are set, and a process of swapping the individual data segments is repeatedly executed to generate a plurality of different round keys. With this configuration, the bit array of each round key can be effectively permuted, and round keys with low relevance can be generated. A high-security cryptographic process with increased difficulty of key analysis can be realized.

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G06F21/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
380/28380/44380/29

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related publicationUS 20100014664 A121 Jan 2010

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