Meet in the Middle

kr 242,86 NOK (plus tax)

Naively applying a block cipher twice under two independent keys does not give you twice the security. Given a known plaintext and ciphertext pair, compute forward from the plaintext, backward from the ciphertext, and match in the middle. For two independent k-bit keys that costs about 2^(k+1) cipher evaluations and 2^k stored intermediates, not the 2^(2k) the key length suggests. About one extra bit, bought with an enormous amount of storage.


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  • 100% organic ring-spun cotton
  • Midweight fabric (5.3 oz)
  • Regular fit
  • Unisex sizing

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