Lightweight Authentication Encryption: a Review of Approaches

This review paper is dedicated to the algorithms of authenticated encryption with associated data, as well as functionally similar modes of operation of symmetric block ciphers. It considers such standardized modes of operation as Galois/ Counter Mode and Multilinear Galois Mode, as well as encryption algorithms originally developed to implement such transformations, using Ascon algorithm as an example. The applicability of authenticated encryption with associated data for the use in low-resourced devices is shown using the example of radio frequency tags interacting with the reader via a radio channel. In conclusion, some possible criteria for choosing a specific algorithm and/or operating mode for implementation in a target low-resource platform are shown.