This book offers an in-depth study of the design and challenges addressed by a high-level synthesis tool targeting a specific class of cryptographic kernels, i.e. symmetric key cryptography. With the aid of detailed case studies, it also discusses optimization strategies that cannot be automatically undertaken by CRYKET (Cryptographic kernels toolkit. The dynamic nature of cryptography, where newer cryptographic functions and attacks frequently surface, means that such a tool can help cryptographers expedite the very large scale integration (VLSI) design cycle by rapidly exploring various design alternatives before reaching an optimal design option. Features include flexibility in cryptographic processors to support emerging cryptanalytic schemes; area-efficient multinational designs supporting various cryptographic functions; and design scalability on modern graphics processing units (GPUs). These case studies serve as a guide to cryptographers exploring the design of efficient cryptographic implementations.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Security for Information Technology and Communications, SecITC 2020, held in Bucharest, Romania, in November 2020. The 17 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The conference covers topics from cryptographic algorithms, to digital forensics and cyber security and much more.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems Security, ICISS 2013, held in Kolkata, India, in December 2013. The 20 revised full papers and 6 short papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers address theoretical and practical problems in information and systems security and related areas.