## CryptoDB

### Paper: Key Prediction Security of Keyed Sponges

Authors: Bart Mennink , Digital Security Group, Radboud University, Nijmegen DOI: 10.13154/tosc.v2018.i4.128-149 URL: https://tosc.iacr.org/index.php/ToSC/article/view/7364 Search ePrint Search Google Slides The keyed sponge is a well-accepted method for message authentication. It processes data at a certain rate by sequential evaluation of an underlying permutation. If the key size k is smaller than the rate, currently known bounds are tight, but if it exceeds the rate, state of the art only dictates security up to 2k/2. We take closer inspection at the key prediction security of the sponge and close the remaining gap in the existing security analysis: we confirm key security up to close to 2k, regardless of the rate. The result impacts all applications of the keyed sponge and duplex that process at a rate smaller than the key size, including the STROBE protocol framework, as well as the related constructions such as HMAC-SHA-3 and the sandwich sponge.
##### BibTeX
@article{tosc-2018-29249,
title={Key Prediction Security of Keyed Sponges},
journal={IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology},
publisher={Ruhr-Universität Bochum},
volume={2018, Issue 4},
pages={128-149},
url={https://tosc.iacr.org/index.php/ToSC/article/view/7364},
doi={10.13154/tosc.v2018.i4.128-149},
author={Bart Mennink},
year=2018
}