Abstract
In this paper, we present a new test for stream ciphers named the ‘Bit Inclusion Test (BIT)’. This test provides an enhancement to the conventional avalanche test for stream ciphers. This test is efficient and includes the conventional avalanche test. Additionally, it can capture the shortcomings which escape the conventional avalanche test. We also demonstrate, with examples, how BIT is capable of going deeper into the structure of crypto-algorithms and detecting internal biases which make an algorithm susceptible to cryptanalytic attacks.
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P. R. Mishra
Dr. P. R. Mishra is a senior scientist at SAG, DRDO, Govt. of India. His main areas of interest are Cryptology, Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory. He has been a reviewer for a number of reputed journals and conferences.
Arvind Kumar
Mr. Arvind Kumar is a scientist at SAG, DRDO, Govt. of India. His main areas of interest are Cryptology, Algebra and Number Theory. He has Page 2 of 2 published papers in reputed journals in the area of cryptology.
S. K. Pal
Dr. S. K. Pal is senior scientist at SAG, DRDO, Govt. of India. His main areas of interest are Information Security, Steganography and Cryptology. He has more than 100 papers in international journals/conferences to his credit.
Odelu Ojjela
Dr. Odelu Ojjela is a Professor in Department of Applied Mathematics at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology. He has published a lot of papers in Mathematics and is on a review panel of many reputed journals.