ACHTERBAHN-128/80
is a synchronous stream cipher
supporting the key lengths of 80 bits and 128 bits, respectively.
ACHTERBAHN-128 is downward compatible and can produce the same
keystream as ACHTERBAHN-80 if so desired.
| ACHTERBAHN-80 | ACHTERBAHN-128 |
Max. key size | 80 bit | 128 bit |
Max. IV size | 80 bit | 128 bit |
Internal state | 297 bit | 351 bit |
Frame length | 244 bit | 244 bit |
The Achterbahn stream cipher is optimized for hardware applications with restricted resources, such as
limited gate count and power consumption.
An implementation of ACHTERBAHN-80 has a design size of only 2188
gate equivalents (Nand-GE) for throughputs upto 400Mbit/s and is suited for RFID tags.
A high-speed implementation with a throughput of 8 Gbit/s has a design size of 8651 Nand-GE,
see [Ref.].
Achterbahn is a joint work of Berndt Gammel, Rainer Göttfert and Oliver Kniffler.
Read also the Wikipedia article.
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