research overview
- Dr. Black's research is focused on fast and provably-secure cryptographic algorithms as well as systems security related to embedded systems, mobile platforms, large-scale environments and networks.
- Contact Info
Black, John Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor, Computer Science
- Associate Professor, Mathematics
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- cryptography, cryptanalysis, network security, computer security, quantum computing
Publications
selected publications
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journal article
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An Analysis of the Blockcipher-Based Hash Functions from PGV.
Journal of Cryptology.
519-545.
2010
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On the Impossibility of Highly-Efficient Blockcipher-Based Hash Functions.
Journal of Cryptology.
311-329.
2009
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A security analysis of Internet Chess Club.
IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine.
46-52.
2006
- A study of the MD5 attacks: Insights and improvements. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 262-277. 2006
- The Ideal-Cipher Model, revisited: An uninstantiable blockcipher-based hash function. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 328-340. 2006
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CBC MACs for arbitrary-length messages: The three-key constructions.
Journal of Cryptology.
111-131.
2005
- On the impossibility of highly-efficient blockcipher-based hash functions. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 526-541. 2005
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OCB.
ACM Transactions on Information and System Security.
365-403.
2003
- Encryption-scheme security in the presence of key-dependent messages. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 62-75. 2003
- Black-box analysis of the block-cipher-based hash-function constructions from PGV. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 320-335. 2002
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An Analysis of the Blockcipher-Based Hash Functions from PGV.
Journal of Cryptology.
519-545.
2010
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of California-Davis 2000
- B.S., California State University-Hayward 1988