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The document contains homework problems for an information security systems course, including problems about a simple symmetric block encryption algorithm, decrypting strings using S-DES showing intermediate steps, and finding the first 20 bytes of a key stream for RC4 encryption using a 7-byte key. It also references equivalent problems from previous editions of the textbook for several of the problems.

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The document contains homework problems for an information security systems course, including problems about a simple symmetric block encryption algorithm, decrypting strings using S-DES showing intermediate steps, and finding the first 20 bytes of a key stream for RC4 encryption using a 7-byte key. It also references equivalent problems from previous editions of the textbook for several of the problems.

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Information Security System HW#1 (Due 4-6-11) 2011-I

1. Text (Problems 2.2)


Consider a very simple symmetric block encryption algorithm, in which 32-bits blocks of
plaintext are encrypted using 64-bit key. Encryption is defined as
C = (P ⨁ K  ) ⊞ K
where C = ciphertext; K = secret key; K0 = leftmost 64 bits of K; K1 = rightmost 64 bits of K,
⊕ = bitwise exclusive OR; and ⊞ is addition mod 264 .
a) Show the decryption equation. That is, show the equation for P as a function of C, K0 and
K1.
b) Suppose and adversary has access to two sets of plaintexts and their corresponding
ciphertexts and wishes to determine K. We have the two equations:
C = (P ⨁ K  ) ⊞ K; C = (P  ⨁ K  ) ⊞ K
First, derive an equation in one unknown (e.g., K0). Is it possible to proceed further to
solve for K0?

2. Text (Problems 2.9) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.2)

3. Text (Problems 2.10) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.3)

4. Text (Problems 2.12) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.4)

5. Text (Problems 2.16) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.6)

6. Text (Problems 2.17) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.7)

7. Text (Problems 2.18) = (3rd edition: Problems 2.8)

8. Using S-DES, decrypt the string (10100010) using the key (0111111101). Show intermediate
results after each function (IP, fK, SW, fK, IP-1). Then decode the first 4bits of the plaintext
string to a letter and the second 4 bits to another letter where we encode A through P in base 2
(i.e. A=0000, B=0001, … , P=1111). Hint: As a midway check, after the application of SW,
the string should be (00010011).

★ (option-extra credit) Programming:

The secret key of RC4 is 7-byte (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Find the first 20 byte key stream.

Information Security System 2011S 1

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