Who designed the SNOW stream cipher family?
Thomas Johansson and Patrik Ekdahl designed the SNOW stream cipher family at Lund University in the late 1990s.
Common questions about Snow
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was SNOW 1.0 excluded from the NESSIE project?
SNOW 1.0 was excluded from the NESSIE project after weaknesses were discovered during the rigorous evaluation process.
What is the output size of SNOW-V per iteration?
SNOW-V generates 128 bits of output per iteration using a shift register of 32 16-bit words.
Which standard does SNOW 3G support for mobile communications?
SNOW 3G became the standard for 3GPP encryption algorithms UEA2 and UIA2 during the ETSI SAGE evaluation.
What ISO standard includes the SNOW family of stream ciphers?
The SNOW family was chosen for inclusion in the ISO/IEC standard ISO/IEC 18033-4 as a reference cipher.