Implementation and Evaluation of Authenticated Encryption Algorithms on JavaCard Platform

Mgr. Rajesh Kumar Pal

Master's thesis

Abstract:

In this thesis, five authenticated ciphers namely ACORN, AEGIS, ASCON, CLOC, and MORUS from the Competition for Authenticated Encryption: Security, Applicability, and Robustness (CAESAR) are implemented and evaluated on Java Card platform. The Java implementation using Java Card Technology is made for each cipher. The ciphers are profiled and optimised to exploit the onboard resources such as cryptographic co-processor, RAM, EEPROM of Java Card platform. The focus of evaluation is authenticated cipher’s timing performance and memory requirements. Their performance is determined through timing measurements. The performance of each cipher is quantified, and compared with one another. The results are helpful in selection of authenticated encryption algorithm for low compute-power, memory-constrained, embedded devices. AES in GCM or CCM mode is the only option of authenticated encryption on Java Card. This work enables availability of five more authenticated ciphers on Java Card.

Abstract:

In this thesis, five authenticated ciphers namely ACORN, AEGIS, ASCON, CLOC, and MORUS from the Competition for Authenticated Encryption: Security, Applicability, and Robustness (CAESAR) are implemented and evaluated on Java Card platform. The Java implementation using Java Card Technology is made for each cipher. The ciphers are profiled and optimised to exploit the onboard resources such as cryptographic co-processor, RAM, EEPROM of Java Card platform. The focus of evaluation is authenticated cipher’s timing performance and memory requirements. Their performance is determined through timing measurements. The performance of each cipher is quantified, and compared with one another. The results are helpful in selection of authenticated encryption algorithm for low compute-power, memory-constrained, embedded devices. AES in GCM or CCM mode is the only option of authenticated encryption on Java Card. This work enables availability of five more authenticated ciphers on Java Card.

Keywords

authenticated encryption, CAESAR, smard card, Java Card, embedded system, ACORN, AEGIS, ASCON, CLOC, MORUS

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 12. 2017

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 2. 2. 2018
• Supervisor: RNDr. Petr Švenda, Ph.D.
• Reader: prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Informatics

Master programme / field:
Informatics / Information Technology Security (eng.)