The eSTREAM Project - eSTREAM Phase 3

SOSEMANUK (Portfolio Profile 1)

Algorithm Name: SOSEMANUK
Submitters : Côme Berbain, Olivier Billet, Anne Canteaut, Nicolas Courtois, Henri Gilbert, Louis Goubin, Aline Gouget, Louis Granboulan, Cédric Lauradoux, Marine Minier, Thomas Pornin and Hervé Sibert
Type of Algorithm : Synchronous Stream Cipher
Proposed Environment : Profile 1 (SW)
Intellectual Property : Free for any use. statements
Algorithm Description :
- Article : Sosemanuk, a fast software-oriented stream cipher, pdf
- Submitted C code: zip
- API-compliant C code: link
Archived Pages: Phase 2 page and Phase 1 page
Cryptanalysis :
- Hadi Ahmadi, Taraneh Eghlidos and Shahram Khazaei, "Improved Guess and Determine Attack on SOSEMANUK", pdf, submitted 2005-12-25.
- Yukiyasu Tsunoo, Teruo Saito, Maki Shigeri, Tomoyasu Suzaki, Hadi Ahmadi, Taraneh Eghlidos and Shahram Khazaei, "Evaluation of SOSEMANUK With Regard to Guess-and-Determine Attacks", pdf, submitted 2006-01-02.
Software Performance : link