Quasi-twisted codes: decoding and applications in code-based cryptography

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Main Authors: S, Bhagyalekshmy, Kshirsagar, Rutuja
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author S, Bhagyalekshmy
Kshirsagar, Rutuja
author_facet S, Bhagyalekshmy
Kshirsagar, Rutuja
contents Quasi-twisted (QT) codes generalize several important families of linear codes, including cyclic, constacyclic, and quasi-cyclic codes. Despite their potential, to the best of our knowledge, there exists no efficient decoding algorithm for QT codes. In this work, we propose a syndrome-based decoding method capable of efficiently correcting up to (d* - 1)/2 errors, where d* denotes an HT-like lower bound on the minimum distance of QT codes, which we formalize here. Additionally, we introduce a Niederreiter-like cryptosystem constructed from QT codes. This cryptosystem is resistant to some classical attacks as well as some quantum attacks based on Quantum Fourier Sampling.
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spellingShingle Quasi-twisted codes: decoding and applications in code-based cryptography
S, Bhagyalekshmy
Kshirsagar, Rutuja
Cryptography and Security
Information Theory
Quasi-twisted (QT) codes generalize several important families of linear codes, including cyclic, constacyclic, and quasi-cyclic codes. Despite their potential, to the best of our knowledge, there exists no efficient decoding algorithm for QT codes. In this work, we propose a syndrome-based decoding method capable of efficiently correcting up to (d* - 1)/2 errors, where d* denotes an HT-like lower bound on the minimum distance of QT codes, which we formalize here. Additionally, we introduce a Niederreiter-like cryptosystem constructed from QT codes. This cryptosystem is resistant to some classical attacks as well as some quantum attacks based on Quantum Fourier Sampling.
title Quasi-twisted codes: decoding and applications in code-based cryptography
topic Cryptography and Security
Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01118