PRINTcipher: A Block Cipher for IC-Printing

Lars R. Knudsen, Gregor Leander, Axel Poschmann, Matt J. B. Robshaw

Abstract

In this paper we consider some cryptographic implications of integrated circuit (IC) printing. While still in its infancy, IC-printing allows the production and personalisation of circuits at very low cost. In this paper we present two block ciphers PRINTcipher-48 and PRINTcipher-96 that are designed to exploit the properties of IC-printing technology and we further extend recent advances in lightweight block cipher design.