This book is the first extensive survey of block ciphers following the Lai-Massey design paradigm. After a comprehensive introduction the author structures the book into chapters on the IDEA, MESH and other related ciphers, attacks on these ciphers, and new cipher designs. The appendices include a detailed survey of cryptographic substitution boxes.This comprehensive treatment will be a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.
Author: Jorge Nakahara Jr.