A quantitative security analysis of S-boxes in the NIST lightweight cryptography finalists

Abstract Lightweight cryptography was primarily inspired by the design criteria of symmetric cryptography. It plays a vital role in ensuring the security, privacy, and reliability of microelectronic devices without compromising the overall functionality and efficiency. However, the increasingly plat...

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Published in:	Discover Computing
Main Authors:	Mahnoor Naseer, Sundas Tariq, Naveed Riaz, Naveed Ahmed, Shah Fahd, Mureed Hussain, Sajid Ali Khan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2025-09-01
Subjects:	NIST Lightweight Cryptography Substitution layer Cryptanalysis S-box
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10791-025-09721-z