Balanced Boolean functions with few-valued Walsh spectra parameterized by $P(x^2+x)$

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Main Authors: Zhang, Qiancheng, Li, Kangquan, Qu, Longjiang
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author Zhang, Qiancheng
Li, Kangquan
Qu, Longjiang
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Li, Kangquan
Qu, Longjiang
contents Boolean functions with few-valued spectra have wide applications in cryptography, coding theory, sequence designs, etc. In this paper, we further study the parametric construction approach to obtain balanced Boolean functions using $2$-to-$1$ mappings of the form $P(x^2+x)$, where $P$ denotes carefully selected permutation polynomials. The key contributions of this work are twofold: (1) We establish a new family of four-valued spectrum Boolean functions. This family includes Boolean functions with good cryptographic properties, e.g., the same nonlinearity as semi-bent functions, the maximal algebraic degree, and the optimal algebraic immunity for dimensions $n \leq 14$. (2) We derive seven distinct classes of plateaued functions, including four infinite families of semi-bent functions and a class of near-bent functions.
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spellingShingle Balanced Boolean functions with few-valued Walsh spectra parameterized by $P(x^2+x)$
Zhang, Qiancheng
Li, Kangquan
Qu, Longjiang
Information Theory
Boolean functions with few-valued spectra have wide applications in cryptography, coding theory, sequence designs, etc. In this paper, we further study the parametric construction approach to obtain balanced Boolean functions using $2$-to-$1$ mappings of the form $P(x^2+x)$, where $P$ denotes carefully selected permutation polynomials. The key contributions of this work are twofold: (1) We establish a new family of four-valued spectrum Boolean functions. This family includes Boolean functions with good cryptographic properties, e.g., the same nonlinearity as semi-bent functions, the maximal algebraic degree, and the optimal algebraic immunity for dimensions $n \leq 14$. (2) We derive seven distinct classes of plateaued functions, including four infinite families of semi-bent functions and a class of near-bent functions.
title Balanced Boolean functions with few-valued Walsh spectra parameterized by $P(x^2+x)$
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19521