eSTREAM - The ECRYPT Stream Cipher Project

Achterbahn

This is the archived eSTREAM Phase 1 page of Achterbahn. For the latest information on Achterbahn, please go to the eSTREAM Phase 2 page on Achterbahn here.

Submitters : Berndt Gammel, Rainer Göttfert and Oliver Kniffler
Type of algorithm : Synchronous Stream Cipher
Proposed Environment : Profile 2 (HW)
Algorithm description :
- Article : pdf
- C source : zip
Cryptanalysis
- Thomas Johansson, Willi Meier and Frédéric Muller, "Cryptanalysis of Achterbahn", pdf.
- Berndt Gammel, Rainer Gottfert and Oliver Kniffler, "Improved Boolean Combining Functions for Achterbahn", pdf.
- Berndt M. Gammel, Rainer Göttfert and Oliver Kniffler, "Status of Achterbahn and Tweaks", pdf.
- Martin Hell and Thomas Johansson, "Cryptanalysis of Achterbahn-Version 2", pdf.