SOSEMANUK
Sosemanuk is a stream cipher developed by Come Berbain, Olivier Billet, Anne Canteaut, Nicolas Courtois, Henri Gilbert, Louis Goubin, Aline Gouget, Louis Granboulan, Cédric Lauradoux, Marine Minier, Thomas Pornin and Hervé Sibert. Along with HC-128, Rabbit, and Salsa20/12, Sosemanuk is one of the final four Profile 1 (software) ciphers selected for the eSTREAM Portfolio.
According to the authors, the structure of the cipher is influenced by the stream cipher
security claim
of "128 bits".
Sosemanuk is not patented and is "free for any use". The name means "snow snake" in the Cree Indian language because it depends both on Snow and Serpent.
External links
- eSTREAM page on Sosemanuk
- "SOSEMANUK, a fast software-oriented stream cipher", a paper by the cipher's authors
- The eSTREAM Portfolio announcement
- all eSTREAM announcements
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