Research Article

Improved Biclique Cryptanalysis of the Lightweight Block Cipher Piccolo

Table 3

Key schedule of Piccolo.

Piccolo-80Piccolo-128
Round iRound keyMaster keyRound iRound keyMaster key

InitialInitial
0()()0()()
1()()1()()
2()()2()()
3()()3()()
4()()4()()
5()()5()()
6()()6()()
18()()24()()
19()()25()()
20()()26()()
21()()27()()
22()()28()()
23()()29()()
24()()30()()
FinalFinal