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We propose a new attack on the self-shrinking generator [8]. The attack is based on a backtracking algorithm and will reconstruct the key from a short sequence of known keystream bits. We give both mathematical and empirical evidence for the effectiveness of this attack. The algorithm takes at most O(20.694L) steps, where L is the key length. Thus, our attack is more efficient than previously known key reconstruction algorithms against the self-shrinking generator that operate on short keystream sequences.
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Zenner, E., Krause, M., Lucks, S. (2001). Improved Cryptanalysis of the Self-Shrinking Generator. In: Varadharajan, V., Mu, Y. (eds) Information Security and Privacy. ACISP 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2119. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47719-5_4
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