DCSC.2017.004

Comparative study of symmetric ciphers in mobile generations

Khalid Fadhil Jasi

khalid.jassim@cihanuniversity.edu.iq

Abstract- "Abstract—Nowadays, the use of mobile communication

systems are growing increasingly across the world, huge sensitive information exchanging over these systems. The security problems of information confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity became a prime concern of issue for users and society. Symmetric cryptographic algorithms have been proposed to protect the information of the senders and receivers through mobile systems. There are various symmetric cryptographic algorithms such as KASUMI cipher,

SNOW cipher, ZUC cipher, and AES cipher have been developed for achieving secure mobile communication systems.

Some crypt analysis techniques (e.g. Sandwich Crypt analysis Technique, Sliding Property Technique, Differential Crypt analysis Technique, and Bi clique Crypt analysis Technique) can be used to attack these symmetric ciphers, therefore there is a need for more analysis studies to address the security problems of these ciphers. This paper presents a

comparative study of these symmetric ciphers with focus on analysis of their specifications, components, and some crypt analysis techniques over each other.

Keywords- KASUMI cipher, SNOW cipher, ZUC cipher, and AES cipher

Date: 14/12/2017

Place: Hall 9307