Download or read book Lai-Massey Cipher Designs written by Jorge Nakahara Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first extensive survey of block ciphers following the Lai-Massey design paradigm. After the introduction, with historical remarks, the author structures the book into a chapter on the description of the PES, IDEA and other related ciphers, followed by a chapter on cryptanalysis of these ciphers, and another chapter on new cipher designs. The appendices include surveys of cryptographic substitution boxes and of MDS codes. This comprehensive treatment can serve as a reference source for researchers, students and practitioners.