Experts Doubt Russian Claims That Cryptographic Flaw Was a Coincidence

guest · May 11, 2019

Experts Doubt Russian Claims That Cryptographic Flaw Was a Coincidence
May 8, 2019
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...ard-cryptography-backdoor-streebog-kuznyechik

Leading cryptographic experts believe a Russia-designed algorithm pitched to an international standards body contains a flaw that could potentially undermine the security of encrypted data. The Russian delegation who designed the algorithm say the flaw is a coincidence, but multiple people deciding whether the algorithm should become a standard aren't convinced.

Before approving the algorithm, ISO experts said they wanted to wait six more months to better understand the security implications of a newly discovered issue in the algorithm.

The research has started a debate on whether the flaw of this component was intentional or not. During the meeting, the Russian cryptographers maintained that the structure was a coincidence, Ashur and Pascal Paillier, another expert who was present at the meeting, told Motherboard.
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The debate is related to the S-Box shared by Streebog and Kuznyechik, two Russian-made algorithms, the latter of which Russian delegates are hoping to have approved by the ISO. Streebog is already an ISO standard [...]
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