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This is a study of some of the elementary statistical properties of the bitwise exclusive or of two maximum period feedback with carry shift register sequences. We obtain conditions under which the resulting sequences has the maximum possible period, and we obtain bounds on the variation in the distribution of blocks of a fixed length. This may lead to improved design of stream ciphers using FCSRs.
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Goresky, M., Klapper, A. (2006). Periodicity and Distribution Properties of Combined FCSR Sequences. In: Gong, G., Helleseth, T., Song, HY., Yang, K. (eds) Sequences and Their Applications – SETA 2006. SETA 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4086. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11863854_29
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