Truncated differential cryptanalysis of five rounds of Salsa20

[ciphergoth]

This is what I've been doing in my spare time for the last couple of weeks:

Truncated differential cryptanalysis of five rounds of Salsa20 (PDF)

(discussion, Wikipedia on Salsa20).

This doesn't break the whole cipher, just a seriously reduced version.

Comments

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

How long do they usually take to tell you whether or not your submission is accepted?

[ephermata.livejournal.com]

It's managed by hand, so it varies. Longest I've had is about a week. Shortest is two days.