Customization Modes for the Harris MK-3 Authenticated Encryption Algorithm

MK-3 is a new proprietary authenticated encryption algorithm based on the duplex sponge construction. To provide security autonomy capability, such that different users can have sovereign variants of the encryption algorithm, MK-3 is designed to be customizable. Two levels of customization are suppo...

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Published in:	MILCOM 2018 - 2018 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Bajorski, Peter, Kaminsky, Alan, Kurdziel, Michael, Lukowiak, Marcin, Radziszowski, Stanislaw
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01.10.2018
ISSN:	2155-7586
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Summary:	MK-3 is a new proprietary authenticated encryption algorithm based on the duplex sponge construction. To provide security autonomy capability, such that different users can have sovereign variants of the encryption algorithm, MK-3 is designed to be customizable. Two levels of customization are supported, Factory Customization and Field Customization. Customization is done by modifying functions and function parameters in the algorithm to yield differing cipher functions while preserving the algorithm's security. This paper describes the MK-3 algorithm's customization options and discusses results of testing designed to verify security autonomy among the customized variants.
ISSN:	2155-7586
DOI:	10.1109/MILCOM.2018.8599712