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Architecture and instruction set for implementing advanced encryption standard (AES)

US9230120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2013
Grant dateJan 5, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/24
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible aes instruction for a general purpose processor is provided that performs aes encryption or decryption using n rounds, where n includes the standard aes set of rounds {10, 12, 14}. A parameter is provided to allow the type of aes round to be selected, that is, whether it is a “last round”. In addition to standard aes, the flexible aes instruction allows an AES-like cipher with 20 rounds to be specified or a “one round” pass.

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