Lightweight cipher resistivity against brute-force attack: Analysis of PRESENT

Abstract

The PRESENT cipher is symmetric block cipher with 64 bits of data block and 80 (or 128) bits of key. It is based on Substitution-permutation network and consists of 31 rounds. PRESENT is intended to be implemented in small embedded and contactless systems, thus its design needs only small amount of chip area and consumes low power. In this work we evaluate the resistance of PRESENT against brute-force attack. We determine the computational demand of this type of attack conducted on special parallel hardware COPACOBANA consisting of array of FPGA chips with custom design.