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Analysis of NESSIE project cryptographic algorithms
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The NESSIE call includes a request for a broad set of algorithms providing date confidentiality, data authentication, and entity authentication. These algorithms include block ciphers, stream ciphers, hash functions, MAC algorithms, digital signature schemes, and public-key encryption and identification schemes. In this chapter, several cryptographic algorithms from NESSIE (New European Schemes for Signature, Integrity, and Encryption) research project candidates are analysed.

Below you can find a legend describing the cryptographic criteria used in this chapter: 

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| **NL**         | Nonlinearity             |
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| **NL2**        | 2-nd order nonlinearity  |
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| **LD**         | Linearity distance       |
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| **DEG**        | Algebraic degree         |
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| **AI**         | Algebraic immunity       |
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| **MAXAC**      | Absolute indicator       |
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| :math:`\sigma` | Sum-of-squares indicator |
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| **LP**         | Linear potential         |
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| **DP**         | Differential Potential   |
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   nessie_d/anubis.rst

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   nessie_d/camellia.rst

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   nessie_d/grandcru.rst