Implementing authenticated encryption algorithm MK-3 on FPGA
Gordon Werner, Steve Farris, Alan Kaminsky, Michael T. Kurdziel, Marcin Łukowiak, Stanisław Radziszowski · 2016
Authenticated encryption (AE) algorithms provide both data security and integrity. While a number of AE algorithms exist, they can be inefficient and difficult to use. Recent efforts have focused on the development of secure, efficient and easy to use AE algorithms. MK-3 is one such algorithm, developed through a joint effort between Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Harris Corporation. It uses the duplex construction, which builds on the sponge primitive popularized by Keccak, the SHA-3 competition winner. MK-3 is intended for hardware implementations with a novelty being the use of 16-bit substitution boxes. This paper presents the first fully parallel hardware implementation of MK-3 using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). We also lay the groundwork for future design optimizations.