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| author | Stojanović, Vanja Lesar, Žiga Bohak, CIril |
| author_facet | Stojanović, Vanja Lesar, Žiga Bohak, CIril |
| contents | We investigate the cryptanalysis of affine ciphers using a hybrid neural network architecture that combines modular arithmetic-aware and statistical feature-based learning. Inspired by recent advances in interpretable neural networks for modular arithmetic and neural cryptanalysis of classical ciphers, our approach integrates a modular branch that processes raw ciphertext sequences and a statistical branch that leverages letter frequency features. Experiments on datasets derived from natural English text demonstrate that the hybrid model attains high key recovery accuracy for short and moderate ciphertexts, outperforming purely statistical approaches for the affine cipher. However, performance degrades for very long ciphertexts, highlighting challenges in model generalization. |
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| spellingShingle | Using Modular Arithmetic Optimized Neural Networks To Crack Affine Cryptographic Schemes Efficiently Stojanović, Vanja Lesar, Žiga Bohak, CIril Cryptography and Security We investigate the cryptanalysis of affine ciphers using a hybrid neural network architecture that combines modular arithmetic-aware and statistical feature-based learning. Inspired by recent advances in interpretable neural networks for modular arithmetic and neural cryptanalysis of classical ciphers, our approach integrates a modular branch that processes raw ciphertext sequences and a statistical branch that leverages letter frequency features. Experiments on datasets derived from natural English text demonstrate that the hybrid model attains high key recovery accuracy for short and moderate ciphertexts, outperforming purely statistical approaches for the affine cipher. However, performance degrades for very long ciphertexts, highlighting challenges in model generalization. |
| title | Using Modular Arithmetic Optimized Neural Networks To Crack Affine Cryptographic Schemes Efficiently |
| topic | Cryptography and Security |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14229 |