Research Article

Improved Biclique Cryptanalysis of the Lightweight Block Cipher Piccolo

Table 2

Summary of biclique cryptanalytic results on Piccolo.

Target algorithmRoundDataComputationsAttack typeReference

Piccolo-8025 (without the postwhitening key)248278.95BicliqueReference [2]
Piccolo-8025 (full)248279.34BicliqueReference [5]
Piccolo-8025 (full)240279.22BicliqueSection 4.2
Piccolo-12828 (without the prewhitening key)2242126.79BicliqueReference [2]
Piccolo-12831 (full)2482127.36BicliqueReference [5]
Piccolo-12831 (full)2242127.14BicliqueSection 4.3
Piccolo-12831 (full)282127.30BicliqueSection 4.4